Keeping Pain at Bay: Strategies for Early Interventions and Safer Pain Management

Keeping Pain at Bay: Strategies for Early Interventions and Safer Pain Management is organized by CME Outfitters, LLC.

Premiere Date: Thursday, July 2, 2020
Credit Expiration Date: Friday, July 2, 2021

This activity offers CE credit for:
• Physicians (CME)
• ABIM (MOC)
• Other

Credit Information:
CME Credit (Physicians):
USF Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM/MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 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.

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. .5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs) Universal Activity Number: Live: 0376-0000-20-153-H08-P Type: knowledge-based

Note to PAs: PAs may claim a maximum of .5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Statement of Need:
Risk assessment is critical to providing the best possible patient-centered outcome while mitigating unnecessary opioid exposure. Clinicians must carefully weigh risk vs benefit on a case by case basis to determine if an opioid is necessary, or if chronic pain can be prevented with use of a non-opioid alternative. Risk level can be determined with proper implementation of validated screening tools and by bringing patients into a conversation about their current health issues and drug use.

This CME Outfitters BriefCase features a case study focusing on musculoskeletal injuries, tools to apply for determining type of injury and assessing risk for addiction, including over-the-counter (OTC) non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and/or acetaminophen, as well as ways to supplement non-opioid pain management with cognitive and physical strategies.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
• Assess patients for risk of misuse and diversion of opioids using a validated tool.
• Apply evidence and guideline recommendations supporting non-opioid pain management to treatment decision-making.