A Focus on Chronic Pain and Neuropathic Pain

Chronic pain affects approximately 86 million Americans, substantially reducing their quality of life. Unrelieved pain negatively affects quality of life:

Functional impairment and disability
Psychological distress (anxiety, depression)
Sleep interruption

The annual cost of pain, including medical expenses, lost income, and lost productivity, is an estimated $100 billion. The majority of pain is underreported and undertreated. The goal of pain management is to (reduce pain and disability) and to improve quality of life.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Assess and diagnosis of chronic pain
Distinguish between various types of pain
- Acute vs. chronic
- Nociceptive vs. neuropathic
Discuss non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic pain management

Faculty

Penny Tenzer, MD
Vice Chair and Director, Residency Program
Department of Family Medicine & Community Health
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Chief of Service for Family Medicine
University of Miami Hospital
Miami, Florida

Credit Statements

“A Focus on Chronic Pain and Neuropathic Pain" has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.0 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 1-25-08. Term of approval is for one year from this date.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this education activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

It is the policy of the AAFP that all CME planning committee, faculty, authors, editors, and staff disclose relationships with commercial entities upon nomination/invitation of participation. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflict of interests and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation. Only these participants who have no conflict of interest or who agree to an identified resolution process prior to their participation were involved in this CME activity.

The AAFP and Creative Educational Concepts, Inc., staff have indicated that they have no relationships to disclose relating to the subject matter of the activity. Dr. Penny Tenzer has returned a disclosure form indicating that she has no financial interest in or affiliation with any commercial supporter or providers of any commercial services discussed in this educational material.

Commercial Support

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Abbott Laboratories.

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