Pain Management

The Cleveland Clinic Pain Management Symposium is a renowned event crafted for healthcare professionals seeking to expand their skillset in pain management. This comprehensive course covers the latest innovations in pain treatment, including innovative pharmacological approaches, interventional techniques, and neuromodulation strategies. With authority-driven sessions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities, participants gain valuable insights to improve patient outcomes and stay at the cutting edge of pain medicine. Perfect for professionals dedicated to advancing their clinical practice!

Pri-Med’s P.A.C.T. Update: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain 2024-25 curriculum focuses on improving practitioners’ ability to recognize, diagnose, and classify pain; educating clinicians on the full spectrum of pain management options, including non-opioid pharmacologic interventions; and providing risk reduction strategies through integration of opioids into individualized pain management plans. Clinicians will learn to recognize signs and symptoms of opioid dependence and abuse in order to optimally manage patients’ pain and medication use.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the definitions and mechanisms of pain
• Identify risk factors and stratification for opioid-related aberrant behavior and opioid use disorder as part of the initial assessment
• Apply individualized recommendations for nonpharmacologic and non-opioid treatment options for patients in pain
• Review general characteristics of opioid analgesics including their intended use and risks
• Differentiate among tolerance, physical dependence, and manifestations of opioid use disorder
• Recognize best practices to reduce the risks associated with prescription of opioid analgesics, including safe storage and disposal
• Anticipate and manage adverse effects of opioid use including signs of opioid overdose and the use of naloxone
• Select approaches to safely initiate opioids for the treatment of acute pain and chronic pain
• Identify strategies for ongoing safe and effective use of opioids in patients with chronic pain, including titration, referral, and discontinuation, when appropriate
• Summarize counseling strategies for caregivers and patients on opioid therapy
• Act appropriately to evaluate, treat, or refer patients with opioid use disorder

Learn about the treatment of chronic pain and substance abuse with the BoardVitals Chronic Pain Management & Substance Abuse CME Activity. Features include:
• 100 Chronic Pain Management & Substance Abuse questions
• Detailed rationales and explanations for each answer
• Up to 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
• 12 months access
After completing the BoardVitals Chronic Pain Management & Substance Abuse CME Activity, you should be able to
• Identify the most commonly abused substances
• Recognize the most common indicators and symptoms of substance abuse and pain medicine dependency
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of disease and basic science knowledge
• Formulate treatment for chronic pain management and substance abuse

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This course provides 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for license renewal and talks about the pharmacology, adverse effects, dosage, and administration of FDA-approved treatments for acute pain like nonopioid analgesics, adjuvant pain medications, migraine medicines, Tramadol/Celecoxib (Seglentis), Bupivacaine/Meloxicam (Zynrelef), IV Meloxicam (Anjeso), and Benzhydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Apadaz).

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Pain Management