(Part 2) Optimizing Safe Opioid Prescribing: A REMS-Compliant Approach to Pain Management - CME - Guideline Central

CME

Title
(Part 2) Optimizing Safe Opioid Prescribing: A REMS-Compliant Approach to Pain Management
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Description
This REMS-compliant program is designed to enhance clinician confidence and competence in the safe and effective management of pain. Through evidence-based instruction and expert-led discussion, participants will gain practical strategies for conducting comprehensive pain assessments, developing guideline-driven treatment plans, and integrating nonpharmacologic and non-opioid pharmacologic therapies into patient care. The curriculum also addresses best practices in opioid prescribing and patient counseling, appropriate specialist referrals, and current protocols for recognizing and managing opioid use disorder.
Target Audience
Consistent with the goals of the FDA REMS blueprint, this REMS-compliant continuing education program is designed to meet the educational needs of a broad range of healthcare professionals, nationally, including medication prescribers and care team members; physicians (including primary care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, pain medicine, addiction medicine), advanced practice nurses (eg, APRN, CNS, NP, DNP, CRNA, CNMW, other), physician assistants, dentists, podiatrists, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, and psychologists
Learning Objectives
  • Articulate the foundational elements of pain management, distinguishing between definitions, classifications, and mechanisms of pain
  • Conduct comprehensive pain assessments that evaluate pain severity and identify patient-specific risk factors for nonmedical opioid use and opioid use disorder
  • Apply effective strategies for managing acute and chronic pain that prioritize the use of nonpharmacologic and non-opioid pharmacologic modalities
  • Develop guideline-driven strategies for initiating, titrating, and discontinuing opioid analgesics, while emphasizing individualized treatment plans, secure storage protocols, and counseling approaches for patients and caregivers concerning naloxone use during opioid overdose
  • Recognize clinical indicators for specialist referral and facilitate timely consultations with pain management and addiction medicine
  • Outline the core principles of addiction medicine and apply evidence-based strategies for recognizing and managing opioid use disorder
Estimated Duration
90 minutes
Delivery Mode
Online
Format
Online Learning
Specialties
Pain Medicine, Internal Medicine - General, Emergency Medicine, Primary Care
Keywords
opioid prescribing, Pain Management, opioids
Disclosures and Disclaimers
This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to use this information to enhance their professional development in an effort to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making expertise before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
Accredited Providers
  • Med Learning Group
Commercial Support
  • Opioid Analgesic REMS
Activity Expiration Date
January 23, 2027
Credit Information
Credit TypeUnits / Unit TypeBoard
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit1.5 CreditsACCME- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
AAPA Category 1 Credit1.5 CreditsAAPA- American Academy of Physician Associates
Nursing1.5 Contact HoursANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center
Pharmacy1.5 Contact HoursACPE- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
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