This course is part of PrimaryCareNow: Live on December 9-11, 2026.
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Virtual CME Program

2.50 CME/CE Credit

Pain Management in Primary Care: Translating Principles into Practice

Pain Management in Primary Care: Translating Principles into Practice is a live, REMS-compliant educational activity designed for primary care clinicians. This expert-led, case-based program integrates real-world clinical scenarios, including patient counseling and risk mitigation strategies, to support practical application of safe and effective pain management principles.

Recognizing the unique dynamics of live learning, this activity is intentionally structured to optimize information uptake within a real-time format. 

Upon completion, learners will be able to: define key pain mechanisms and classifications; assess pain and identify risk factors for nonmedical opioid use and OUD; evaluate nonpharmacologic and non-opioid therapies; review appropriate opioid use and limitations; safely initiate, adjust, and discontinue opioid therapy; counsel patients on safe use, storage, disposal, and overdose reversal; develop individualized pain management plans; and diagnose and manage opioid use disorder using evidence-based strategies and referral pathways.

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CME/CE Information

2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 2.50 ABIM MOC or 2.50 AANP, including 1.79 AANP Pharm

Release Date: 12/9/2026

Expiration Date: 12/9/2026

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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 and substance/opioid use disorders
  • Evaluate evidence-based nonpharmacologic and nonopioid 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 and caregivers on the safe use, storage, and disposal of opioid analgesics, as well as the use of overdose reversal agents
  • Create personalized pain management plans integrating both opioid and nonopioid therapies
  • Diagnose and manage opioid use disorder, using evidence-based approaches, including referrals to specialists when needed"
     

Faculty

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Charles E. Argoff, MD, FABPM

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

Director, Comprehensive Pain Center, Albany Medical Center, Director, Pain Management Fellowship, Albany, New York

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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

Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine and Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

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Disclosures

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by those in a position to influence the content of this activity. All relevant relationships have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute: 
 

 
All others in control of content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME/CE Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 040308. 

 

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 2.50 contact hour of continuing education (which includes 1.79 hours of pharmacology).

MOC Credit Information

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.50 MOC points and Patient Safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participation completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Pri-Med Institute reports completion information to ACCME on a monthly basis, in the first week of each month.

MIPS (DIGITAL: Please add language and MIPS logo)
Completion of this accredited CME activity meets the expectations of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program (IA_PSPA_28) for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS).
For guidance on how clinicians can attest to participation in a MIPS Improvement Activity, visit
https://qpp.cms.gov/mips/improvement-activities

ABMS
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Safe and Effective Pain Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards: 

ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
ABMS Self-Assessment Activity
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
https://www.continuingcertification.org/activity/safe-and-effective-pain-care-a-comprehensive-guide-for-opioid-prescribing-in-primary-care/

Instructions for Obtaining Credit

Once you have completed the activity, please click the "Next" button to advance to the post-activity assessment. To complete this activity and claim credit, you must answer X out of the Y questions correctly. If you are not successful after your first attempt, you will be given an opportunity to reflect upon the answer rationales and have the opportunity to review the educational content before proceeding. Once you have selected your answers, click the "submit" button to complete the evaluation questions and proceed to the claim credit screen. For PAs, the NCCPA accepts for Category 1 CME credit activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Supported by

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies

Education Partner

Miller Medical Communications, LLC

Fine Print

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The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed by, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, DBC Pri-Med, LLC.

Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.

Pri-Med Institute educational activities are developed and conducted in accordance with the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. It is the mission of Pri-Med Institute to develop and present educational activities that are timely, fair-balanced, scientifically rigorous, and that serve to improve patient outcomes. To that end, we welcome your comments about how to better serve your needs.

Pri-Med Institute Accredited Provider
Pri-Med programs are owned and operated by DBC Pri-Med, LLC, a division of Diversified Communications, Inc. Pri-Med Institute, the accredited division of Pri-Med, is accredited with commendation by the ACCME and approved as a provider of continuing education by the AANP.

Disclosures and Conflict of Interest
Pri-Med Institute requires all individuals in a position to influence educational content for Pri-Med Institute-certified CME/CE activities to disclose personal financial relationships with commercial interests or ineligible companies prior to contributing to its educational activities. Pri-Med Institute assesses disclosed relationships and follows a defined process to mitigate real or implied conflicts to ensure, to the best of its ability, that all educational content is free of commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated Financial disclosures for everyone in control of educational content are provided before the start of each CME/CE activity.

Discussion of Off-Label Uses and Investigational Products
During the course of their presentations, the faculty may mention uses of products that have not been approved in the United States for the indication(s) being discussed. All presenters are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. In addition, specific slides will include notation of the off-label use or investigational agent being discussed. Views presented related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed by Pri-Med Institute or DBC Pri-Med, LLC.

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Pain Management in Primary Care: Translating Principles into Practice

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