Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:<\/p>\n
Define the terms \u201cpain\u201d and \u201cchronic pain.\u201d
\nProvide examples of potential high-risk patients for opioid misuse based on the following 3 areas: family history, personal history\/behavior, and environmental factors.
\nDescribe how a health care provider might assess a patient\u2019s chronic pain and measure the outcomes after initiating treatment.
\nDiscuss the value of physical therapy and relaxation therapy in the management of chronic pain.
\nList at least five non-opioid drugs that may offer first-line therapy for non-cancer\uf02drelated pain management.
\nSummarize the Centers for Disease Control\u2019s (CDC) guidelines that pertain to proper prescribing practice for pain medications.
\nDiscuss the paradox of using opioids to treat patients whose chronic pain has been successfully managed with long-term opioids up to this time.
\nState whether the incidence of providers actually losing their license or having any legal action taken against them regarding opioid prescribing practices is large or small.
\nDescribe Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and discuss their use in the prescribing of opioid medications.
\nDiscuss how the smartphone app called the Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital Pain App can be used as part of a patient\u2019s chronic pain management program.
\nDifferentiate between acute and chronic pain.
\nRecall from memory important statistics about the number of deaths due to drug overdose in the U.S. and how this relates to the number of people lost in 911 and the number of soldier killed in the Vietnam War.
\nSummarize at least 3 steps that providers can take to reduce the opioid epidemic.
\nList some nonopioid alternatives to managing mild pain, moderate to severe pain, and severe pain.
\nDiscuss the impact that new federal and state regulations on opioid prescribing practices is having on prescription-related overdoses and provider prescribing practices.
\nDescribe at least 4 topics that providers must discuss in detail with their patients before giving them a postoperative prescription for opioid pain medications.
\nList at least 3 common opioid-related side effects.
\nDifferentiate between the addictive potential of Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, and Schedule V narcotics.
\nSummarize the discrepancy between addiction treatment versus other diseases as it relates to access to care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Target Audience
\nThis educational activity was designed for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Dentists, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.<\/p>\n
TOPICS\/SPEAKER:
\nPART 1: Managing Opioid Therapy in High-Risk Patients<\/p>\n
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