Primary Care Solutions for Pain Management: From Essentials to Practical Strategies - Part 1

Overview

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers – Part 1" (1.5 hours) is designed to satisfy state licensure requirements on Opioid Prescribing & Abuse and the DEA MATE Act in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin (MD/DO/PA/NP).

Learning Objectives

• Diagnose and manage opioid use disorder, using evidence-based approaches, including referrals to specialists when needed
• Define key concepts, mechanisms, and classifications of pain to enhance clinical understanding
• Assess pain effectively while identifying risk factors for nonmedical use of opioids, substance/opioid use disorders
• Evaluate evidence-based nonpharmacologic and non-opioid approaches to pain management
• Review the role of opioids in pain management, including indications, limitations, and considerations for safe use