Updates in Chronic Pain Management - a podcast by NHC Center for Continuing Medical Education

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This activity is targeted toward all physician specialties and advanced providers.

 

Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons that patients see their physician. A report by the Institute of Medicine indicated that one in three Americans suffer from chronic pain. Therefore, it is important for providers to understand key factors in treating patients with pain that would affect diagnosis and treatment plans. Additionally, providers should be aware of effective nonpharmacological and pharmacology treatment options as well as the latest guidelines in the use of opioids for chronic pain management.

 

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

1.         Differentiate between acute and chronic pain.

2.         Describe the types and major drivers of chronic pain.

3.         Discuss effective treatment options in the management of patients with chronic pain; including identification of red flags.

4.         Highlight the latest CDC recommendations in the use of opioids for chronic pain management.

 

Executive Medical Director of Quality, Provider Development and Innovation Norton Medical Group

 

Pain and Addiction Specialist

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Owner of Teater Health Solutions.

 

The planners, speaker and moderator of this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose.

 

There was no commercial support for this activity.

 

Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

The podcast Updates in Chronic Pain Management has been approved for .75 HB1 credit hours by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. ID# 1122-H.75-NHc5h

 

Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.

 

Norton Healthcare is also a Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) Approved Provider: Activity Number 4-0002-12-24-

012. The activity has also been approved by Norton Healthcare for 0.75 contact hours which expires 12/31/2024. KBN approval of a continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This activity meets 0.75 contact hours of approved dual subjects of pharmacology and pain management CE required by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) for annual license renewal for APRNs with a Collaborative Agreement for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse’s Prescriptive Authority for Controlled Substances (CAPA-CS) – 201 KAR 20:215(5)(1)(c).

 

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or

sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org. Resources for

Goldstick JE, Guy GP, Losby JL, Baldwin G, Myers M, Bohnert ASB. Changes in Initial Opioid Prescribing Practices After the 2016 Release of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(7):

 

Rajput, K., Vadivelu, N. Acute Pain Management of Chronic Pain Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Curr Pain Headache Rep 25, 1 (2021)

 

Vargas-Schaffer G, Steverman A, Potvin V (December 12, 2021) Monitoring Pharmacological Treatment in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. Cureus 13(12): e20358. DOI 10.7759/cureus.20358

 

 

Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Five Louisville hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women’s and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.

 

Date of Original Release |January 2023; Information is current as of the time of recording.

 

Course Termination Date | January 2025

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org