2: Basic Tenets of Pain Treatment

Credit Available: CE Credit(s): No
Designations: Certificate of Attendance, 1-hour

*Note: These presenters were Involved in the development of the 2017 Curriculum only.

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: The learner is presented with foundational information on pain treatment. The module reviews material on the sociopsychobiological model of pain and how that impacts treatment approaches, the evidence for pharmacological and non pharmacological therapies for pain, and the recommended strategies for managing common pain conditions.

Educational Objectives:

  • Describe the sociopsychobiological model of pain and how that impacts treatment approaches
  • Review the evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for pain
  • Compare recommended strategies for managing common pain conditions
Kenneth Stoller, MD, 2018 Steering Committee Meeting

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