Pri-Med Washington, D.C. | Medical Conference

Description

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers" (2.50 hours) is designed to satisfy state licensure requirements (MD/DO/PA) on the topics of Healthcare Professional Retention and Capacity Building and Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management in Washington, DC and Controlled Substances in Delaware and Maryland (MD/NP/PA)

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers" (2.50 hours) is approved for HB1/Prescribing Controlled Substances and 201 KAR 9:270 Addiction Medicine (MD/PA) by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, ID# 1125-H2.5-PMI2025A

The session "Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers" (2.50 hours) is approved through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers, has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:

Pain Management in Practice: Key Principles for Primary Care Providers

ABMS Self-Assessment Activity

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Anesthesiology

Family Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Preventive Medicine

Psychiatry and Neurology

Radiology

Learning Objectives

• Define key concepts, mechanisms, and classifications of pain to enhance clinical understanding and Assess pain effectively while identifying risk factors for nonmedical use of opioids, substance/opioid use disorders
• Evaluate evidence-based nonpharmacologic and non-opioid approaches to pain management and Review the role of opioids in pain management, including indications, limitations, and considerations for safe use
• Safely initiate, adjust, and discontinue opioid therapy in patients with acute or chronic pain.
• Counsel patients on the safe use, storage, and disposal of opioid analgesics, including overdose reversal agents and Create personalized pain management plans integrating both opioid and non-opioid therapies
• Diagnose and manage opioid use disorder, using evidence-based approaches, including referrals to specialists when needed.