The ASAM Pain & Addiction Essentials is six-module online course that cover the foundations of pain and addiction including the science, stigma, screening and assessment, treatment, and interdisciplinary approaches. The course is self-paced and include interactive activities, knowledge check questions, video content, and text-based content. This is a 6-hour course providing comprehensive foundation in the integrated management of pain and addiction.

What You’ll Learn

The Essentials course covers the following topics. 

• Module 1: Science - Understand the neurobiology and physiology of addiction, pain and trauma, and the pharmacology of related substances.
• Module 2: Stigma - Recognize unconscious (implicit) and conscious (explicit) feelings and attitudes in themselves, patients, and others in the health care delivery system that may impact therapeutic responses to patients with pain and addiction.
• Module 3: Screening & Assessment - Conduct a comprehensive assessment and re-assessment of the patient’s pain and addiction to enable the formulation of an appropriate treatment plan.
• Module 4: Pharmacological Treatment Approaches - Develop a pharmacological evidence-based, individualized treatment plan for patients with pain and/or addiction, effectively communicate treatment plan to the patient, and manage patient progress and treatment changes effectively.
• Module 5: Nonpharmacological Treatment Approaches - Develop a nonpharmacological evidence-based, individualized treatment plan for patients with pain and/or addiction, effectively communicate treatment plan to the patient, and manage patient progress and treatment changes effectively.
• Module 6: Interdisciplinary Approaches - Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of providers and allied health professionals in the assessment and treatment of pain and addiction.