Striking a Balance: Understanding Pain and Opioids 2024

Striking a Balance: Understanding Pain and Opioids 2024

On-Demand Course
Updated February 2024

Overview

This 2.5 hour, online course is designed to meet the FDA’s Opioid Analgesic REMS and will cover the latest science and best practices surrounding the prescription of opioids for pain.

Key Points:

• Complies with the FDA’s 2018 Blueprint for Opioid Analgesic REMS Education.
• Reflects the CDC's 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids.
• Aligns with many state guidelines for controlled substances CE.

Who Should Attend?

Ideal for all medication prescribers and care team members.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

• Describe the pathophysiology of pain as it relates to the concepts of pain management.
• Accurately assess patients in pain.
• Develop a safe and effective pain treatment plan.
• Identify evidence-based non-opioid options for the treatment of pain.
• Identify the risks and benefits of opioid therapy.
• Manage ongoing opioid therapy.
• Recognize behaviors that may be associated with opioid use disorder.

ACGME Competencies Addressed:

• Patient Care
• Medical Knowledge
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Acknowledgments

The curriculum was developed by the Collaborative for REMS Education (CO*RE) http://core-rems.org and is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies (RPC).

Registration Rates

*Residents, Fellows-in-training, Interns, and Students must join ASAM to receive a discounted registration rate. Click here to become an ASAM member. National and Chapter membership dues apply. There is no charge for Students to become a Member, but verification of student status is required.

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Refunds & Cancellations

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Registration Open: 03/01/2024 - 09/30/2024

Close Access Date: 10/15/2024

Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
2. View all 6 videos of the course.
3. Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 10 out of 14 questions correctly.
4. Click Complete Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
5. Click the button Claim Medical Credits in the box titled Claim Credits & Certificate. Choose the type of credit and click submit. Click the button View/Print Certificate to save or print your certificate. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the ASAM eLearning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievements.

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Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine 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.

Physicians

The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)

This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.

California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)

This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)

This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)

Upon completion of the activity and online evaluation, all other participants may request a certificate of participation. Participants may submit this certificate of participation to their professional organization/institute as documentation for completing this accredited continuing activity.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) or Continuing Certification Programs (CCP)

This activity meets the requirements for MOC/CCP for the following primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.

• American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
• American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
• American Board of Surgery (ABS)
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
• American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
  • Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

Disclosure Information

In accordance with disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all CME/CE activities. These policies include mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for the Planning Committees and Presenters. All activity Planning Committee members and Presenters have disclosed all financial relationship information. The ASAM CE Committee has reviewed these disclosures and determined that the relationships are not inappropriate in the context of their respective presentations and are not inconsistent with the educational goals and integrity of the activity.