Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers - Part 2

Overview

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers – Part 2" (1.0 hour) is designed to satisfy state licensure requirements on opioid/controlled substances prescribing in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin (MD/DO/PA/NP) and Indiana (MD), as well as the DEA Mate Act.

Learning Objectives

• Review the role of opioids in pain management, including indications, limitations, and considerations for safe use
• Safely initiate, adjust, and discontinue opioid therapy in patients with acute or chronic pain
• Counsel patients on the safe use, storage, and disposal of opioid analgesics, including overdose reversal agents
• Create personalized pain management plans integrating both opioid and non-opioid therapies