OVERVIEW

Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Management.

 This webinar discusses the pharmacological approach to chronic pain management involving the use of opioid

 medications including an overview of the most commonly prescribed opioids, current clinical options and prescribing strategies, minimizing opioid side effects to improve patient outcomes and non-opioid pharmacologic options.

Course Objectives:

• Identify current clinical options and strategies for appropriate chronic opioid pain management.

• Identify harm reduction strategies to improve patient outcomes.??

• Identify current clinical non-opioid pain management options and strategies for engaging patients throughout pain management therapy.

Credits

Physician Accreditation Statement

eMedEd is an approved provider of continuing medical education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Provider #0008305. This activity is approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

 

Nursing Accreditation Statement:

eMedEd is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #17890 for 1 contact hour.

  • 1 Contact Hour
  • 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianNursingDentistPhysician Assistant

    SPECIALITIES

    Abdominal RadiologyNeurologycardiologyInternal Medicine and General Medicine

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