Pain

This CME Outfitters BriefCase activity will present three case studies focusing on African American and minority patients and the struggles they face in seeking care for acute or chronic pain, with the goals of illustrating pain care disparities and guiding clinicians to recognize biases and social determinants of health in patients suffering from pain. This activity includes the best practices to use when screening for risk factors and how to develop care plans based on specific health needs.

This CMEO digital monograph highlights an educational activity focused on the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, changes made since the last Guideline published in 2016, and strategies to utilize the updated recommendations in the real-world management of pain. Emphasis will be placed on the need to individualize treatment to the needs of the patient, integrating multi-modal pain management strategies, understanding the different pain pathways, and addressing the biopsychosocial factors that influence each patient’s experience of pain.

In this CME Outfitters Clinical Navigator, 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.

In this CME Outfitters Journal Club, expert faculty will provide their perspectives on key aspects of the FDA’s Opioid Analgesic REMS Education Blueprint for Health Care Providers Involved in the Treatment and Monitoring of Patients with Pain. Focus will be on bringing the concepts from this document into daily practice including 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.

This CMEOCast episode will highlight the root causes of health disparities in pain care and identify best practices for addressing structural and interpersonal racism that cause inequitable pain management, to improve awareness of and address clinician biases in pain care for patients from racial minority backgrounds.

This CMEO Podcast will feature a simulated discussion with practical, real-world insight into chronic pain management. Listeners will learn to identify the physiologic biopsychosocial factors that shape pain experiences, utilize pain assessment tools to reinforce patient-centered and evidence-based management approaches, apply recommendations from the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids to create safe and effective treatment plans, and develop additional valuable skills and strategies that improve outcomes for patients living with chronic pain.

In this OnDemand, 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.