Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers - Part 1

Overview

Primary Care Clinicians are at the front line of two powerful health challenges—managing pain responsibly while confronting the realities of opioid misuse and dependence.
Pri-Med’s Pain Management in Practice: Key Principals for PCPs delivers a dynamic, forward-thinking curriculum designed to help clinicians confidently navigate this evolving space. Clinicians will explore the newest insights in pain management, from innovative non-opioid therapies and multimodal treatment approaches to practical tools for identifying, managing, and tapering opioids safely.
Built around real-world cases, expert guidance, and evidence-based strategies, this program equips clinicians with the knowledge and skills to relieve pain, reduce risk, and elevate the quality of care for every patient.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see https://www.opioidanalgesicrems.com/Resources/Docs/List_of_RPC_Companies.pdf for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers - Part 1" (1.50 hours) encompasses the required course for all DEA-authorized prescribers in Florida, as well as training requirements for the MATE Act.

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