Ask The Expert About Pain Management is organized by Pri-Med.
Release Date: 11/6/2023
Expiration Date: 10/31/2025
Description:
In this podcast, Dr. Katherine Galluzzi will answer frequently asked questions regarding opioid therapy, such as: Best practices for tapering opioids; Assessing for opioid use disorder and distinguishing between tolerance, dependence, misuse, and abuse; Strategies for counseling patients with pain; Nonpharmacologic and non-opioid treatment options; and What to do when a patient approaches the “ceiling” of safe opioid dosing.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies.
Learning Objectives:
• Differentiate among tolerance, physical dependence, and manifestations of opioid use disorder
• Identify strategies for ongoing safe and effective use of opioids in patients with chronic pain, including titration, referral, and discontinuation, when appropriate
Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Pri-Med Institute and Miller Medical Communications. Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement:
Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AANP:
Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) through the joint providership of Pri-Med Institute and Miller Medical Communications. Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.
Designation Statement:
This activity is approved for 0.52 contact hour of continuing education, which includes 0.26 hour of pharmacology.
MOC Credit Information:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
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