Pain Management in PALTC: An Updated and Improved Clinical Practice Guideline
Webcast
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ ...OVERVIEW
Pain Management in PALTC: An Updated and Improved Clinical Practice Guideline is organized by AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine
Activity Created 3/2022
Credits Available Until 3/2025
Description:
This session will describe the revised Pain Management in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), which provides solutions to commonly asked questions and hyperlinks to additional information available online. Speakers will address current clinical issues around assessment and diagnosis of pain, challenges related to treatment and evidence-based treatment options, and discuss issues around the use of opioid analgesics and the regulatory and survey considerations in pain management. The diagnosis and management of different types of pain will be delineated as per the CPG and management of these areas and ongoing documentation reviewed. Participants will have access to the full CPG and associated links
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common challenges in managing pain in the PALTC population.
- Describe the systems and processes that a facility needs to support effective pain management.
- Discuss indications, specific considerations, and challenges related to opioid analgesics.
- Discuss how facilities and practitioners can prevent survey issues related to pain assessment and management.
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Credit Statements:
CME: AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CMD: This self-study activity has been pre-approved by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) for a total of 1.0 clinical hours toward certification or recertification as a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in post-acute and long-term care medicine. The CMD program is administered by the ABPLM. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points and patient safety credit 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.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianPain ManagementSPECIALITIES
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