Module

Presenter(s): Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, Seddon Savage, MD, Roger Chou, MD, Kevin A. Sevarino, MD, PhD, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

This module reviews introductory information regarding chronic pain and chronic pain evaluation, including how to identify pain mechanisms, perform a pain assessment, and examine the impact of psychosocial factors and mental health on the pain experience. Read more

Presenter(s): Michael Saenger, MD, Seddon Savage, MD, R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, Roger Chou, MD, Kevin A. Sevarino, MD, PhD, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

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. Read more

Presenter(s): Roger Chou, MD

Participants who engage in this activity are presented with evidence on the use of therapy for chronic pain. Additionally, participants learn to assess risks and benefits of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain and to describe the factors associated with prescription opioid overdose and misuse. Read more

Presenter(s): Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, Lynn Webster, MD, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

In this module participants learn to describe opioid pharmacology, efficacy, and safety, as well as to explain how to start, continue, modify, and discontinue or taper opioid therapy. Read more

Presenter(s): Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, Phillip Coffin, MD, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

This activity focuses on the assessment, mitigation and management of opioid risk. Learners are introduced to information on universal precautions and their role in opioid therapy, and monitoring and documentation strategies. The fundamental principles of urine drug testing and interpretation are reviewed, as well as the differential diagnosis for drug misuse. Naloxone and when it should be co-prescribed are also discussed. Read more

Presenter(s): Karen Miotto, MD, Seddon Savage, MD, Jodie Trafton, PhD, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

Participants who engage in this activity learn to identify the key features of opioid use disorder (OUD). They review a neurobiological framework/explanatory model for patients with chronic pain and opioid use disorder, and learn to recognize that differentiating opioid use disorder from pain is a complex task. Participants are informed about how to perform an OUD evaluation in primary care. Read more

Presenter(s): Patricia Pade, MD, Seddon R. Savage, MD, MS, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

In this module participants review how to identify the main principles of pain treatment in opioid use disorder and to describe how these principles are applied to the treatment of pain in OUD and chronic non-terminal, non-cancer pain. Read more

Presenter(s): Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

This module emphasizes that substance use disorder is a chronic disease and identifies the ways in which pain can be effectively treated in patients with opioid use disorders. Participants examine how to safely use methadone for opioid withdrawal management in the hospital as well as how to manage inpatient pain treatment in patients prescribed buprenorphine. Read more

Presenter(s): Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, APRN-BC, ANP, FAAN

This activity focuses on the foundational components of Motivational Interviewing and how this approach fits into health care. Participants learn how to apply motivational interviewing skills in a pain management framework. Read more

Presenter(s): Kevin E. Vowles, PhD

Learners in this activity review the relation between stress and bodily responses. The module introduces how to instruct relaxation and mindfulness techniques in the clinic in order to help address stress, pain and distress. Read more