Effectively Managing Pain
Friday, March 12, 2010
- Location -
MMS Headquarters at Waltham Woods
860 Winter St
Waltham, MA
CME Credit Available: 4.0
Effectively Managing Pain: Strategies for Clinical
Practice
Jointly Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical
Society and the Massachusetts Pain Initiative
Approved for 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1
CreditsTM (Risk
Management)
This program has been approved for 3.7 Nursing
Contact Hours in compliance with the Continuing Education
Regulations
of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
224 CMR 5.00
Schedule:
7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 12:30 pm Program - Download the Program Brochure (1 page, .pdf,
409KB)
Description:
Research
confirms that patients in the United States are routinely undertreated
for pain. This problem is widely recognized and documented in the
medical literature. Despite its prevalence, chronic pain remains
one of the most poorly understood and untreated conditions in primary
care. Chronic pain is a syndrome, which influences and is
influenced by many potential factors (physiological, psychological and
social), all of which require treatment to achieve an optimal clinical
outcome. Effective management of chronic pain is more easily attained if
it is properly recognized and treated.
This conference
will focus on pain conditions most commonly seen in the primary care
setting such as headache pain, pain management in older populations, the
increasing correlation between pain and chemical dependency and
distinguishing chronic from acute pain. An interactive panel discussion will complete the
program as faculty address pain management in dual-diagnosis patients
and cultural mores that may influence a patient’s acknowledgment
and description of pain.
Faculty:
- Daniel Alford, MD, MPH, FACP, Clinical Addiction
Research and Education Unit, Boston Medical Center
- Luzma Cardona, MD, John R. Graham Headache Center,
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Carol Curtiss, MSN, RN, BC, Curtiss Consulting
- Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD, Arnold Pain
Management Center at BI Deaconess Medical Center
- Moderator: Cheryl Pacella, DNP(C), HHCNS-BS,
COS-C, Massachusetts Pain Initiative
Objectives:
After
participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:
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Describe the most common pain conditions seen in the primary
care setting and assess when and if a referral to a specialist is
warranted.
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Cite guidelines for management of the most common
kinds of headaches and make recommendations for use of the most common
over-the-counter agents that patients use.
- Discuss when to refer to a specialist and when to perform imaging
for patients presenting with head pain.
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Prescribe appropriate pain treatment options for the
older patient.
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Recall appropriate assessment, monitoring, and
documentation strategies to meet best practice standards and
medico-legal requirements to support opioid prescribing.
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Apply a practical framework for decision-making on the
initiation, maintenance, and discontinuation of opioid analgesics for
the treatment of chronic pain.
CME
Credit/Accreditation:
The Massachusetts Medical
Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.0
AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
This activity meets the criteria of the
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management
study.
This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint
Sponsorship of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Massachusetts Pain
Initiative.
The Massachusetts Medical Society is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Fees:
MMS Member Physicians: $140.00
Non-MMS Member Physicians: $280.00 (or join the MMS and receive a
special offer; call 800-843-6356 for details)
Non-MMS Member Students & Residents: $70.00
Nurses/NPs/PAs: $90.00
Other/MPI: $50.00
Registration Information:
Preregistration and pre-payment are required and space is
limited. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Choose your registration option:
The last day to pre-register online was March 12, 2010.
Members, please login to receive member discounts.
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