Chronic Pain Management
Course Overview
Outline:
The text expertly assists practitioners in assessing pain in a variety of patient populations and provides professional insight on selecting patient-appropriate medications and interventions to achieve optimal pain management for adult patients.
Key Features:- Contains the newest guidelines on how to use a combination of pain screening tools to accurately assess the nature, intensity, and occurrence of patient pain
- Provides information on new medications and combinations of medications to use for chronic pain
- Presents essential information on safe prescribing and screening tools such as the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) and screening tools for aberrant behaviors
- Provides strategies for utilizing nontraditional treatment options such as acupuncture, energy therapies, and psychological and coping strategies
Section #1: Overview and Assessment of Chronic Pain
Section #2: Pain Management Options
Section #3: Special Considerations for Treating Chronic Pain
Section #4: Treating Common Chronic Pain Conditions
Section #5: Managing Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
Course Format
Home study- Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.
Course Objectives
- Discuss the prevalence and demographics of patients with Chronic Pain
- Distinguish the use and benefits of the following pain management options:<BR>1. Non-opioid analgesics<BR>2. Opioids<BR>3. Co-analgesics for additive pain relief<BR>4. Complementary and integrative therapies<BR>5. Pain Clinic Referrals and Interventional options
- Discuss the newest guidelines on how to use a combination of pain screening tools to accurately assess the nature, intensity, and occurrence of patient pain
- Formulate strategies for utilizing non-traditional treatment options for chronic pain
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Approvals & accreditation
AAACEUs is an approved provider for the following boards. This course counts toward continuing education for 6 credentials.