Pri-Med Nashville | Regional CME/CE Conference

Description

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 activity titled "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers" (2.50 hours) is approved for HB1/Prescribing Controlled Substances and 201 KAR 9:270 Addiction Medicine (MD/PA) by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, ID# 1125-H2.5-PMI2025A

The activity titled "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers: Parts 1-2" (2.50 hours) is designed to satisfy state licensure requirements on Controlled Substances (MD/DO/PA/NP) in Tennessee, as well as training requirements for the DEA MATE Act.

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers" (2.50 hours) is approved 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, Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers, has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:

Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers

ABMS Self-Assessment Activity

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Anesthesiology

Family Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Preventive Medicine

Psychiatry and Neurology

Radiology

Learning Objectives

• Define key concepts, mechanisms, and classifications of pain to enhance clinical understanding and 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 and 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 and 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.