Cost: No fee
Target Audience: This activity is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, and PAs. This activity is not accredited.
Description: This module addresses the patient and their perspective on pain and opioid management. It identifies practical approaches to limiting, reducing, or discontinuing opioids while maintaining a positive patient-physician relationship. Participants also learn to describe the role of shared decision-making in opioid tapering and discontinuation.
Educational Objectives:
- Recognize patient perspectives on pain and opioid management
- Identify practical approaches to limiting, reducing, or discontinuing opioids while maintaining a positive patient-physician relationship
- Describe the role of shared decision-making in opioid tapering and discontinuation