The Opioid REMS Advantage: Supporting Providers, Protecting Patients

Statement of Need

Chronic, subacute, and acute pain remain among the most common and complex challenges encountered in clinical practice. Inadequate pain management contributes to diminished quality of life, impaired function, and increased healthcare utilization. At the same time, the ongoing opioid crisis underscores the need for safe, evidence-based approaches to prescribing and monitoring opioid therapy. Clinicians must be equipped to recognize the multifactorial biopsychosocial influences on pain, apply validated assessment tools, and incorporate national guidelines to balance effective pain relief with patient safety. Enhanced provider competency in multimodal pain management, patient counseling, and identification of opioid misuse risk—including application of DSM-5 criteria for opioid use disorder (OUD)—is essential to optimizing outcomes while minimizing harm.

In this CME Outfitters Webcast, expert faculty will discuss strategies for identifying the physiologic biopsychosocial factors that influence pain, utilizing pain assessment tools that reinforce approaches to the appropriate management of pain, implementing strategies from the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids into the development of safe and effective pain management plans, and other valuable skills for improving the treatment of patients suffering from chronic pain.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

Identify physiologic biopsychosocial factors that influence different etiologies of pain
Utilize pain assessment tools that reinforce approaches to the appropriate management of pain
Implement strategies from the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids into the development of safe and effective pain management plans for patients with acute, subacute, and chronic pain
Counsel patients on multimodal pain management to optimize safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans as well as safe storage and disposal
Evaluate opioid nonmedical use risk when developing multimodal pain management plans

Financial Support

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies.

Please click here for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Target Audience

Physicians, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, dentists, psychologists and pharmacists

Credit Information

Jointly Accredited Provider

In support of improving patient care, CME Outfitters, LLC, 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 (ACCME) 1.5

CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists (ACPE) 1.5

This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy credit (JA0007185-0000-25-100-L08-P).

Nurses (ANCC) 1.5

This activity is designated for 1.50 contact hours.

California Residents: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15510, for 1.50 Contact Hours.

Note to Nurse Practitioners: The content of this CNE activity pertains to Pharmacology.

Interprofessional (IPCE) 1.5

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit for learning and change.

Physician Assistants (AAPA): 1.5

CME Outfitters, LLC, has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Psychologists (APA) 1.5

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

ADA CERP: 1.5

CME Outfitters, LLC is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

CME Outfitters, LLC designates this activity for 1.50 continuing education credits.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

ABIM MOC 1.5

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

MIPS Improvement Activity

Completion of this accredited CME activity meets the expectations of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program (IA_PSPA_28) for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS). Clinicians should submit their improvement activities by attestation via the CMS Quality Payment Program website.

Royal College MOC

Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of 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.

Physicians (AAFP): 1.5

The AAFP has reviewed The Opioid REMS Advantage: Supporting Providers, Protecting Patients and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.50 live activity AAFP. Term of Approval is from 10/14/2025 to 10/14/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Disclosure Declaration

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and mitigated any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Dr. Goree reports the following financial relationships:

Consultant: Abbott; Saluda Medical; and Stratus Medical

Dr. Hyde reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Potru reports no financial relationships to disclose.

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:

Thai Nguyen, MD, MHA (Peer Reviewer)
Michael Franks, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC (Peer Reviewer)
Shawn Shoham, DO (Planning Committee)
Michelle Norberg (Planning Committee)
Evan Luberger (Planning Committee)
Carrie Allen, PharmD, BCPS (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure
Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices. CME Outfitters, LLC, the faculty, planners, and reviewers do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.

Obtaining Credit

Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations must be completed online (requires free account activation), and participants can print their certificate or statement of credit immediately (0% pass rate required). This website supports all browsers except Internet Explorer for Mac.

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