Part 1: Assessing Pain and Initiating Non-Opioid Pain Management

Assessing Pain and Initiating Non-Opioid Pain Management is Part 1 of the 3-part curriculum, P.A.C.T. Update: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain 2024-2025, which examines the full spectrum of pain management options available to clinicians, including the safe and effective use of opioids. 

In Part 1, you will learn how to recognize, diagnose, and classify pain and how to perform an accurate pain assessment, including assessment of risk factors for abuse; you will also learn about the myriad nonpharmacologic and nonopioid treatment options for pain.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the definitions and mechanisms of pain 
  • Identify risk factors and stratification for opioid-related aberrant behavior and opioid use disorder as part of the initial assessment 
  • Apply individualized recommendations for nonpharmacologic and non-opioid treatment options for patients in pain 

Additional Information

Partner: 
Pri-Med Institute
State Approved: 
Alabama
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.52 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.25 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 1.25 MOC
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
11/22/2024
Course expires: 
10/31/2025
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Available Credit

  • 1.52 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.25 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 1.25 MOC
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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