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Pain Management

Getting Beyond Opioids

Prolonged pain impacts a patient’s ability to heal effectively. With the opioid epidemic continuing to be a significant problem, and increased risks associated with NSAIDs, physicians and pharmacists continue to seek other options. From local anesthetics, patient-controlled analgesia, steroids, and nerve blockers, to a variety of proven holistic treatments like massage therapies, ultrasound, and changes in diet and exercise, an effective pain management program can be tailored to the patient’s needs while mitigating risk of dependency.

Educational Activities

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Finding Balance: Optimizing the Treatment of Patients with Pain

In this recorded CME Outfitters webcast entitled, Finding Balance: Optimizing the Treatment of Patients with Pain, a panel of expert faculty will discuss the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, changes made since the last Guideline published in 2016, and ways to utilize the new Guideline in the management of pain. Emphasis will be on the need to individualize treatment to the needs of the patient, use of multi-modal pain management strategies, understanding the different pain pathways and biopsychosocial factors individual patients face trying to manage pain.

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Finding Balance: Optimizing the Treatment of Patients with Pain

In this live, CME Outfitters webcast entitled, Finding Balance: Optimizing the Treatment of Patients with Pain, a panel of expert faculty will discuss the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, changes made since the last Guideline published in 2016, and ways to utilize the new Guideline in the management of pain. Emphasis will be on the need to individualize treatment to the needs of the patient, use of multi-modal pain management strategies, understanding the different pain pathways and biopsychosocial factors individual patients face trying to manage pain.

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Naloxone Toolkit

If you or someone you love is struggling with opioid addiction, having Naloxone on hand and knowing how to administer it can save lives. We've compiled some helpful tools for and guides that may help save the life of someone you care about.
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Opioid Use: About Prevention

Watch three videos on various aspects of opioid abuse prevention: what is meant by 'prevention,' the role genetics can play in predisposing people toward addiction, and how our communities influence or intervene on early choices.
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Opioids & Pain Management Useful Links

We’ve assembled resources from opioid and pain management experts across a wide range of topics. From how to safely dispose of old prescriptions to the detailed physiological responses to pain and pain medications, you’ll find it here.
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Your Pain Management Journey: Your Pharmacist as a Go-To Resource

In this CMEOCast podcast episode, expert pharmacists discuss the ways pharmacists can be a resource for patients, including screening tools, opioid overdose information, emergency naloxone, and even referral for additional services.
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The Disease Model of Addiction

Understand how, when, and where drugs of abuse affect the brain. Professor Mark Gold, MD, winner of ASAM's Annual Lifetime Achievement Award, takes learners on an augmented reality tour of the brain and how it responds to opioids and other commonly abused drugs.
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Understanding the Addicted Brain: An Augmented Reality Tour

Understand how, when, and where drugs of abuse affect the brain. Professor Mark Gold, MD, winner of ASAM's Annual Lifetime Achievement Award, takes learners on an augmented reality tour of the brain and how it responds to opioids and other commonly abused drugs.
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Understanding Your Pain: An Animated Look at Acute and Chronic Pain Pathways

See highly-technical and animated 3D renderings of how the body processes pain signals, and how the signals are blocked by opioids and other drugs of abuse.
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A Way Forward: How Naloxone Saves Lives from Opioid Overdose

Increasing access to naloxone is essential to reducing overdose mortality. Strategies for increasing access must be thoughtfully developed and deployed to ensure that naloxone is available to any at-risk individual—whether that be an individual with chronic pain or someone with …