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Evidence-based Pain Management: The Growing Role of NPs/PAs
Primary care providers (PCPs) are responsible for almost half of all opioid prescriptions written in the US, and a recent study found that primary care NPs and PAs wrote more opioid prescriptions than their physician colleagues. However, limited time, training, and access to resources often make it difficult for these clinicians to effectively evaluate their patients presenting with pain and choose a treatment that best fits each patient’s needs.
This CME activity, Evidence-based Pain Management: Addressing the Growing Role of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Managing Patients with Acute and Chronic Pain, will help community NPs and PAs use pain-assessment tools to evaluate patients, improve their familiarity with the FDA Blueprint guidelines for treatment selection, and understand when to use non-opioid pharmacotherapies for neuropathic pain.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for is clinicians involved in direct patient care, including HCPs who are registered with the DEA and eligible to prescribe all opioid analgesics. In addition, because of the broad scope of the revised FDA blueprint, the intended audience may include members of the healthcare team without authorization to prescribe.
Specifically, this education will be targeted to NPs and PAs who need to improve their ability to obtain a balance between optimal pain reduction and minimization of adverse events (e.g. abuse, addiction, side effects, and risk of workplace accidents).
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Incorporate tools to assist in assessing pain, stratifying risks
- Evaluate components of effective treatment plan: acute vs chronic pain, treatment goals, multimodal strategies
- Make evidence-based treatment plan recommendations: non-/pharmacologic and alternative therapies
- When considering opioid therapy, assess potential for abuse and evidence-based monitoring
- Discuss evidence-based options for opioid use disorder: physician-patient counseling, local/national/online resources
Additional Information
Faculty
Jeremy A. Adler, DMSc, PA-C
Pain Management PA/COO
Pacific Pain Medicine Consultants
Oceanside, CA
Mr. Adler discloses the following:
Advisory Board: BioDelivery Sciences International, US WorldMeds;
Speaker’s Bureau: BioDelivery Sciences International, Daiichi Sankyo, Pfizer, Scilex
Christopher Gharibo, MD
Medical Director of Pain Medicine
NYU Langone Health
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Orthopedics
New York, NY
Dr. Gharibo discloses the following:
Consultant: Averitas, DSI, Persion, Salix;
Speaker’s Bureau: Scilex
Susan Pendergrass, MSN, MEd, APRN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Independent Pain Consultant
Fernandina Beach, FL
Ms. Pendergrass discloses the following:
Advisory Board: Johnson & Johnson, Pear Therapeutics;
Consultant/Speaker’s Bureau: Johnson & Johnson
Aaron Williams, MA
Senior Director of Training and TA for Substance Use
National Council for Behavioral Health
Washington, DC
Mr. Williams has nothing to disclose.
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Accredited Provider Disclosures
Non-faculty content contributors and/or reviewers reported the following relevant financial relationships that they or their spouse/partner have with commercial interests:
Peer Reviewer, Martin Myers, MD: Advisory Board: Amgen
Chad Williamson, MS, MBA, CMMP; USF Health CPD staff: Nothing to disclose
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
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Jointly provided by USF Health and Rockpointe
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of USF Health and Rockpointe. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
USF Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA Category 1 CME Credits
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria.
Designation Statement
This activity is designated for 3 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 6/15/2020 to 6/15/2021. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. AAPA reference number: CME-200578.
AANP Contact Hours
Accreditation Statement
This activity is approved for 3.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 1.0 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID 20054268. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.
Available Credit
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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