Target Audience: This activity is designed for physicians, advanced practice professionals, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, residents/fellows, health professional students, and other mental health clinicians. This activity is accredited for physicians, nurses, PAs, pharmacists, interprofessional teams, and other health professionals.
Credit Designations Available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAPA Category 1 CME, Nursing Contact Hours, Pharmacy CE Credit, Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit
Description: Understanding addiction is essential to successfully addressing it. In this overview of substance use disorders we discuss the spectrum of use, neurobiological responses to substances, theories that explain the disorders, public health impact and epidemiology, comorbidity, harm reduction and integrated care for this chronic condition.
Educational Objectives:
- Identify different types of acute and chronic pain and how to characterize them
- Name risk factors for the development of chronic pain
- Describe how to perform a comprehensive pain assessment integrating a socio-psycho-biological approach
Identify the impact of psychosocial factors, including mental health, on the pain experience
