OVERVIEW

Heeding the Call for Safe and Responsible Pain Management in Our Communities is organized by CME Outfitters, LLC.

Premiere Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Credit Expiration Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021

This activity offers CE credit for:
• Physicians (CME)
• Nurses (CNE)
• Pharmacists (ACPE)
• ABIM (MOC)
• Family Physicians (AAFP)
• Other

All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Credit Information:
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Credit (Nurses):
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15510, for 1.5 contact hours.

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs)

ABIM/MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.5 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.

ABP MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Statement of Need:
Misuse and abuse of opioids has become a serious public health concern, leading to the FDA approving a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for opioids. REMS introduced new safety measures; however, there are still gaps in knowledge among health care professionals (HCPs) regarding acute and chronic pain pathways and the underlying mechanisms to clinical assessment and appropriate management of pain.

This CME Outfitters live and on demand webcast will focus on the FDA's Opioid Analgesic REMS Education Blueprint for Health Care Providers Involved in the Treatment and Monitoring of Patients with Pain as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations. Expert faculty will discuss the underlying mechanisms of acute and chronic pain pathways and how to utilize this knowledge to implement appropriate pain management strategies and educate patients about their pain, thus optimizing safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
• Apply knowledge of acute and chronic pain pathways and underlying mechanisms to clinical assessment and appropriate management of pain.
• Upon evaluation of your current clinical workflow for opioid prescribing, incorporate two best practice strategies to optimize safe and competent prescribing and minimize potential for abuse and diversion.
• Educate patients about their pain to optimize safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
• Explain the acute and chronic pain pathways and underlying mechanisms to clinic assessment and appropriate management of pain.
• Identify two best practice strategies to optimize safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans.
• Educate patients about their pain to optimize safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans.