Curriculum

Safe and Effective Pain Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care

Safe and Effective Pain Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care provides a Core Curriculum aligned with the FDA REMS Blueprint, offered as an on-demand webcast with two specialized case studies for reinforcement, and a four-part interactive series.

Learners are also encouraged to complete two supplemental reinforcement activities—a podcast on opioid use in special populations and a text-based FAQ—to deepen understanding of the Core Curriculum.

By completing the Core Curriculum and reinforcement activities, participants can earn up to 5 CME credits, helping meet MATE Act requirements and ensuring comprehensive education on the safe and effective use of opioid analgesics in accordance with regulatory and state standards.

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Courses

Safe and Effective Pain Care offers a Core Curriculum aligned with the REMS FDA Blueprint, available as a Webcast or a 4-part interactive series. Learners are also encouraged to participate in Reinforcement activities.

Completing the Core Curriculum and Reinforcement courses earns learners up to 5.00 CME credits, towards meeting MATE Act requirements and providing comprehensive education on opioid analgesic safety and efficacy to fulfill regulatory and state standards.

Path 1: Interactive Learning

4.00 CME/CE CREDITS

4 Courses

Path 2: Assess and Learn

4.00 CME/CE CREDITS

1 Course

Reinforcement Courses

1.00 CME/CE CREDIT
2 Courses

CME Information

Up to 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 5.00 ABIM MOC or 5.00 AANP, 3.83 AANP Pharm

Release Date: 12/19/2025

Available for credit until 10/31/2026

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Faculty

Learning Objectives

  • 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
  • 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 
  • Diagnose and manage opioid use disorder, using evidence-based approaches, including referrals to specialists when needed

Faculty

Charles E. Argoff, MD, FABPM

Vice Chair, Albany Medical College, Professor of Neurology and Urology

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Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO, CMD, FACOFP

Professor and Chairperson, Department of Geriatrics, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

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Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Senior Vice-Chair, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo School of Medicine

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Pamela Vergara-Rodriguez, MD

CORE Center Director of Psychiatric Services, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, CORE Center, Cook County Health

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Supported By

Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies

Education Partner

Miller Medical Communications, LLC