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

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 titled "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers: Part 2" (1.0 hours) is designed to satisfy CME (MD/DO) requirements on the topic of Pain Management, as well as training requirements for 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