Session Information
2011 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Taking the Ouch Out of Pain Management in Patients with Addiction
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 208-L01
Date: Monday, December 5, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Location:
Room 272, Level 2
PRESENTER(S):
Sarah Melton
S. Hughes Melton
Merrill Norton
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Sarah Melton
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Apply appropriate risk assessment strategies (i.e., Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies [REMS], Universal Precautions) for the abuse, misuse, and diversion of opioid therapies used in the management of chronic pain.
- Contrast options for pharmacotherapy (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], opioid therapies, adjunctive agents) for chronic pain in patients at risk for, or with a history of, addiction.
- Evaluate evidence-based literature for patient-related factors associated with risk of relapse if opioid medications are used to treat pain in patients with a history of addiction.
- Formulate a response to challenges encountered in the management of chronic pain in patients at risk for, or with a history of, addiction.
- Select screening instruments to identify patients at risk for opioid dependence and/or abuse, and evaluate abuse-deterrent technologies associated with opioid therapy.
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