Pain Management & Opioids: A Patient-Centered Approach Edition 2
This free updated course counts toward your DEA/Mate training requirements.
As a family physician caring for patients throughout their lifespans, you are in the unique position of helping them deal with pain.
Learn the latest clinical guidance and refined prescribing strategies so you can effectively balance compassionate pain management with prevention, early identification of substance use disorder and long-term care coordination.
- Assess pain using a biopsychosocial, patient-centered framework.
- Develop safe, individualized opioid and non-opioid treatment plans.
- Identify and mitigate risk for opioid use disorder.
As a family physician caring for patients throughout their lifespans, you are in the unique position of helping them deal with pain.
Learn the latest clinical guidance and refined prescribing strategies so you can effectively balance compassionate pain management with prevention, early identification of substance use disorder and long-term care coordination.
- Assess pain using a biopsychosocial, patient-centered framework.
- Develop safe, individualized opioid and non-opioid treatment plans.
- Identify and mitigate risk for opioid use disorder.
Learning Objectives
Recognize the origin(s) and types of pain as they relate to pain management and opioid use disorder (OUD).
Fully assess persons experiencing pain, including risk for OUD.
Develop safe and effective pain management plans using nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic (non-opioid or opioid) options.
Partner with patients to reduce risks when taking opioid therapy.
Faculty
Clare Arnot Hawkins MD, FAAFP