EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW
In the last decade there have been many advances in the field of pain management. Clinicians, including pain specialists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals, must understand and recognize these new developments in order to accurately evaluate and assess pain. A new and important strategy in the healthcare field is the utilization of patient-centered approaches to pain management. However, this requires greater knowledge and skills as well as applying those skills in understanding the mechanisms of pain and in utilizing the available agents to provide effective and safe pain relief.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is designed for all healthcare professionals on the frontline of managing patients with chronic pain, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and psychologists.
This activity will be especially beneficial for those interested in pain management, new drug therapies, and improving the care of patients experiencing chronic pain.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learners participating in the program will be able, at its conclusion to:

  • Utilize patient-centered approaches to effectively manage chronic pain
  • Discuss evidence-based strategies to manage different types of patients experiencing chronic pain
  • Select an appropriate analgesic based on patient factors and pain type

EDUCATIONAL FORMAT
This webcast on demand is based on the proceedings of a continuing education symposium held in conjunction with the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society on May 18, 2012 in Honolulu, HI.

   

This activity emphasizes the importance of individualizing treatment decisions when trying to assess and alleviate chronic pain. This involves understanding the patients’ perspective on how pain has impacted their quality of life and applying a patient-centered approach to care.

This online activity is divided into three modules:

  • Module 1: Case Study: The Dawn Wells Story
  • Module 2: Opioids for Chronic Pain: New Evidence, New Strategies
  • Module 3: Recognizing and Overcoming Opioid-Associated Adverse Events (Includes Q&A Session)
Note: If you have received credit for attending the live symposium by the same name, you are not eligible to apply for credit for this online version.

 

FACULTY

Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine
Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs
Department of Anesthesiology
University at Buffalo
Chief, Pain Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY

Jeffrey A. Gudin, MD
Clinical Instructor, Anesthesiology
Mt. Sinai University School of Medicine
Director, Pain and Palliative Care
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, NJ


 
 

Accreditation
Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd, LLC. Center for Independent Healthcare Education (Center) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Center for Independent Healthcare Education designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Pharmacists
http://www.vemcomeded.com/uploads/710/acpe_logo.jpgCenter for Independent Healthcare Education (Center) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider for continuing pharmacy education. Center has assigned 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credits for participating in this activity.

ACPE UAN: 473-999-12-005-H01-P
Activity type: Knowledge-based
Release Date: Monday, August 13, 2012
Credit Expiration Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Nurses
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission On Accreditation.

Approval number: 7283-8/12-14
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Expiration Date: August 13, 2014
Contact Hours: 1.16 (60 minute)

For questions regarding the accreditation of this activity, please contact us at info@jointsponsor.com

Method of Participation and Instruction for Credit

  1. Review the entire CME/CE information including target audience, learning objectives, and disclosures.
  2. Review each module.
  3. Print and complete the Post Test, Evaluation, and Credit Application form.
  4. Please note that in order to receive credit you must achieve a score of at least 75%.
  5. Mail the completed Post Test, Evaluation, and Credit Application form to Vemco MedEd, 245 US Highway 22, Suite 304, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 or fax to (908) 235-4222 or email to bhassid@vemcomeded.com.

Documentation of credit will be mailed within 4 weeks of receipt of the completed Post Test, Evaluation, and Credit Application form.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd require faculty, planners, and others who are in a position to control the content of continuing education activities to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the activity. All identified conflicts of interest are reviewed and resolved to ensure fair balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all activities. The faculty is further required to disclose discussion of off-label uses in their presentations.

Disclosure
Planning Committee Members
Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD
Jeffrey A. Gudin, MD
Paul DeLisle
Marco Cicero, PhD
Maja Drenovac, PharmD

 

    

Disclosure of Financial Interest Summary
Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD (faculty) has relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as follows:
Advisory Board: Shionogi Pharma, Hospira, Covidien

Dr. de Leon-Casasola does not intend to discuss the off-label use of a product.

Jeffrey A. Gudin, MD (faculty) has relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as follows:
Advisory Board: Covidien, Prostrakan
Speakers Bureau: Purdue Pharma, Covidien,Johnson & Johnson

Dr. Gudin does not intend to discuss the off-label use of a product.

No (other) speakers, authors, planners or content reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. No (other) speakers or authors will discuss off-label use of a product.

Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

 

Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not reflect the views of Center for Independent Healthcare Education (Center) and Vemco MedEd. This educational activity may discuss off-label and/or investigational uses and dosages for therapeutic products/procedures that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Center and Vemco MedEd do not recommend the use of any product/procedure outside of the labeled indications. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product/procedure discussed. Clinicians should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity. Please refer to the prescribing information for each product/procedure for approved indication, contraindications, and warnings.

Joint Sponsorship
This activity is jointly sponsored by Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.



Fee
There is no fee to participate in this activity.

 

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