The ASAM Pain & Addiction Essentials Online - Module 1: The Science of Pain & Addiction
Updated: August 2024 Online Module
Overview
This 1.5-hour online module is the first of six modules in The ASAM Pain & Addiction Essentials series. This module will introduce the neurobiology and physiology fundamentals of both pain and addiction. The module will discuss multidimensional models for understanding the causes of pain and addiction, the types of pain and their underlying mechanisms, and the key distinctions between acute and chronic pain. Furthermore, this module identifies protective and risk factors related to the development of addiction and chronic pain and the role of pain as a driver of the opioid crisis. Finally, the module notes key highlights of the clinical guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and the Veterans' Administration for the safe, appropriate use of opioids, as well as relative contraindications to and risks of opioid use.
This module is part of The ASAM Pain & Addiction Essentials, a series of 6 online modules that cover the foundations of pain and addiction including the science, stigma, screening and assessment, treatment, and interdisciplinary approaches. All modules can be taken together as a full 6-hour course or can be taken individually to fill learner knowledge gaps in pain and addiction topics.
The target audience for this module includes: primary care physicians, fellows in training and residents, providers who are new to addiction medicine or are early in their career and other members of the care team who are looking for introductory topics on pain and addiction.
This session addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Medical Knowledge.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
Understand the neurobiology and physiology of addiction and considerations in treatment
Understand the neurobiology, physiology, and diagnosis of pain and considerations in treatment
Identify protective and risk factors related to the development of addiction and chronic pain
Describe the pharmacology of common drugs (including medications used in treatment as well as substances with potential for misuse) and the impact of these drugs on pain and addiction
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$29
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$39
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$19
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$19
Student Member*
$19
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Open Registration: 08/09/2024 - 08/09/2027
Close Access: 09/09/2027
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Donald R. Teater
MD, MPH
Don Teater MD, MPH is a family physician who has worked in western North Carolina for the past 30 years. Since 2004 he has focused on the intersection of pain, opioids, and addiction. Don was the lead facilitator for the expert panel during the development of the CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
From 2013-2016, Don was the Medical Advisor at the National Safety Council leading their effort to reduce opioid abuse and overdose in the community and in the workplace. He continues to work with federal and state government organizations, medical organizations and nonprofits in addressing many aspects of the opioid epidemic.
While working on the public health aspects of the opioid epidemic, he sees patients one day a week treating opioid use disorder and chronic pain in Waynesville, NC by telemedicine. He also works one week each month as a pain and addiction specialist seeing Alaska Native patients with the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) in Juneau, AK.
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Maureen Boyle
PhD
Maureen Boyle, PhD, is the Chief Quality and Science Officer at the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) where she oversees ASAM’s quality improvement programs, publication development, and science initiative with the goal of supporting effective implementation of evidence based practices in the addiction treatment system.
Dr. Boyle holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the Washington University School of Medicine, and she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and a Science and Technology Policy Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dr. Boyle has worked in the areas of research, public health, and policy including leadership positions with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). At SAMHSA, as Team Lead for Health Information Technology (HIT) in the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Dr. Boyle coordinated the agency’s efforts to promote the use of technology to improve the delivery of substance use disorder treatment.
Dr. Boyle also served as Chief of the Science Policy Branch at the NIDA. While directing and managing the Science Policy Branch, she led development of the institute’s strategic plan; she developed and presented analyses of the state of the science related to current policy issues for diverse audiences including congress, government agencies, and the public; and she led development of research reports and other science communication materials.
Launette Marie Rieb
MD, MSc, CCFP, FCFP, DABAM, FASAM
Launette Rieb, MD, MSc, CCFP, FCFP, DABAM, FASAM is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. She is a Family Physician and diplomat of The American Board of Addiction Medicine. She did her graduate work in the area of pain physiology. She completed a postgraduate UBC Clinical Scholar's Program in 2015 and a NIDA sponsored Canadian Addiction Medicine Research Fellowship in 2016 resulting in publication on a newly described opioid pain phenomenon - withdrawal-associated injury-site pain (WISP). She has also published on fentanyl and heroin overdose deaths in BC, as well as on addiction in a variety of marginalized populations. Dr. Rieb is the Medical Director of a multidisciplinary team at OrionHealth (Vancouver Pain Clinic), and works as a consultant for the Rapid Access Addictions Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. In addition, she does addiction medicine consultations for The Orchard Recovery Centre, on Bowen Island. Dr. Rieb has taught addiction medicine in the undergraduate and postgraduate medical programs at UBC, and at national and international conferences for 24 years. Dr. Rieb was the co-creator and initial Physician Director of the St. Paul’s Hospital Goldcorp Addiction Medicine Fellowship (now the BC Centre on Substance Use Addiction Medicine Fellowship). She is a member of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine’s Education Committee and the College of Family Physician of Canada's Competency Creation Working Group for the Certificate of Added Competency in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Rieb is the past recipient of a UBC Faculty of Medicine Post Graduate Teaching Award.
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Accreditation & Credits
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.
Credits Available
Physicians: 1.5 Credit(s)
Nurses & NPs: 1.5 Nursing Contact Hour(s)
Pharmacology Hour(s): 0.5 Hour(s)
PAs: 1.5 Credit(s)
Pharmacists: 1.5 Credit(s)
Certified Counselors: NBCC Contact Hours Not offered
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification Program (CCP)
This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated 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.
ABA MOCA 2.0®*: 1 Lifelong Learning | 1 Patient Safety
ABIM MOC Points: 1 Medical Knowledge | 1 Patient Safety
ABP MOC: 1 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
ABS Continuing Certification: 1 Self-Assessment
Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.
American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Certificates for other professions
All participants may request a certificate of participation upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Learners are strongly advised to contact their professional licensing board or professional association to confirm this certificate will be accepted as evidence supporting continuing education requirements.
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.
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This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, https://www.theaba.org/, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
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This activity will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. This activity was last reviewed and updated in August 2024.
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Up to 1.50 medical credits available | Certificate available
Up to 1.50 medical credits available | Certificate available
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