Effective Management of Acute and Chronic Pain with Opioid Analgesics, 2nd Edition
Course Overview
This course is designed for all physicians and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with pain. It is designed to increase physician knowledge and skills about guideline-recommended principles of pain management, the range of opioid and non-opioid analgesic treatment options, and specific strategies for minimizing opioid analgesic prescription, diversion, and abuse. This activity discusses the management of chronic and acute pain in a variety of patient populations. It reviews evidence for non-opioid therapies, including non-drug and non-opioid drug options, as well as current evidence regarding opioid efficacy, harms, and overdose prevention with naloxone, and how to slowly and safely taper opioid doses.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the range of therapeutic options for managing acute and chronic pain, including nonpharmacologic approaches and pharmacologic therapies.
- Explain how to integrate opioid analgesics into a function-based pain treatment plan individualized to the needs of the patient, including counseling patients and caregivers about the safe use of opioid analgesics.
- Discuss recommendations and rationale for incorporating emergency opioid antagonists into prescribing practice for training patients and family members on the use of naloxone.
- Identify medications currently approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder and the ways these medications differ in terms of mechanisms of action, regulatory requirements, and modes of administration.
About the Author/Presenter
Dr. Chadwick A. Rawana is an educator, physician, and writer. He is a professor at Fanshawe College in the Health Care Administration Management Program. Dr. Rawana previously served as Associate Dean of Health Sciences at Baker College in Allen Park, Michigan, where he drew from his clinical experience of over 20 years in both hospital and clinic settings. Dr. Rawana obtained his medical degree from the University of Guyana.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Physician
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