Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
CME Certificate Fee: $75.00 (USD) for certificate
Optional Maintenance of Certification Credit (MOC) Fee: $10.00 (USD) per point
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3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
3.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s):
American Board of Internal Medicine
- Credit Type: Medical Knowledge
- Practice Areas: Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Estimated time to complete this activity: 3.00 hours
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Author(s)/Editor(s): Thomas Elliott, MD; John M. Harris Jr., MD; Randa Kutob, MD DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: All author(s), contributor(s), editor(s), and CME Office Reviewer(s) state that they do not have any financial arrangements with commercial interests that could constitute a conflict of interest. Further Author/Editor Information | Further CME Information |
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Meets Special CME Requirements in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Learn More >> New York Licensees: This course will NOT meet the NY pain management/palliative care/addiction requirement for prescribers. |
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Outcome Objectives:
As a result of completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:
- Manage acute and chronic back pain.
- Assess the functional effects of pain in patients.
- Appropriately utilize a range of therapeutic options when managing patients with chronic pain.
- Comply with current opioid risk-management practices, including the use of pain contracts and urine drug testing.
- Educate patients on the proper use, storage, and disposal of opioid medications.
Learning Format: Case-based, interactive online course, including mandatory assessment questions (number of questions varies by course or module). Please also read the Technical Requirements.
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CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Credit Designation and Accreditation Statements >> |
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Current CME Approval Period:
July 5, 2022 - July 4, 2025
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Original Release Date: April 1, 2015 |
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Most Recent Review by Author: July 5, 2019 |
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Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: July 5, 2022 |
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Financial Support Received: Supported by a grant from the Arizona Governor's Office for Youth, Faith, and Families (ADHS14-067194:1) |
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Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
3.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s) (Optional):
American Board of Internal Medicine
- Credit Type: Medical Knowledge
- Practice Areas: Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
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Current CME Approval Period:
July 5, 2022 - July 4, 2025
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Financial Support Received: Supported by a grant from the Arizona Governor's Office for Youth, Faith, and Families (ADHS14-067194:1) |
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ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@email.arizona.edu
The following University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson CME Reviewers, Activity Directors, or Planning Committee Members have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:
Robert Amend, M.Ed. Randa Kutob, MD
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MOC Recognition Statement(s)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.00 Medical Knowledge Part II MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
If you elect to receive MOC credit for this course, you give permission for VLH.com to share your information and activity completion data with the ACCME and the specialty board(s) chosen through the ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).
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Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
About the Author
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Thomas Elliott, MD Until his recent retirement, Dr. Elliott was the Medical Director of the Pain Management Center and Chief of Education and Research at St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health System in Duluth, Minnesota. He is also Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine.
Dr. Elliott is certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology/Medical Oncology, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is nationally known for his work in pain management education and his research in pain treatment, including his work as CEO of the Minnesota Cancer Pain Initiative. He has written extensively on the need for improved medical education in pain management.
Disclosure: Dr. Elliott states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. |
About the Editors
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John Harris Jr., M.D., M.B.A. Dr. Harris is past Executive Director of the Office of CME at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. Harris has served as the Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies of online CME, and he is the author of a number of professional papers dealing with online CME.
Disclosure: Dr. Harris states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. |
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Randa Kutob, MD Dr. Kutob is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson and Director of the Office of Continuing Medical Education. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine with extensive teaching, clinical work, and research in the arena of cross-cultural care and chronic disease prevention and treatment.
Disclosure: Dr. Kutob states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. |
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Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
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How would you rate this program overall?
Average Rating:
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How well were the learning objectives of this program met?
Average Rating:
4.21/5.00
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by vinaya Belagode | May 31, 2023
Please include any guidelines for 3 day supply post hospitalization or after surgery or injury
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by Prince Amaechi | May 19, 2023
An enjoyable, unbiased, and practice-focused beneficial educational activity. A thorough approach to pain management initiatives. I would recommend a more in-depth discussion of the pharmacological use of non-opioid pain medications especially differing potential effects on differing populations, and their comparative risks versus benefits. However, I think the current level of discussion is likely sufficient for most practitioners. Well done.
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by Stephen Hu | Mar 10, 2023
entertaining format of education. thank you
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by Edward Fess | Feb 25, 2023
Overall I feel it was fairly presented. It can be difficult to replicate the "real world" in an algorithm-based learning such as presented here, but the means of allowing for multiple answers was good. It would be instructional to be able to see at a glance all the answers in the multiple-answer questions, in order to learn from the answers deemed incorrect as well as those deemed correct.
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by john medlen | Jan 25, 2023
Good job
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by Hidden | Jan 22, 2023
Excellent course.
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Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
Technical Requirements
This web-based activity is offered online and requires an always-on connection to the Internet (the activity cannot be downloaded). The activity works on PC or Mac computers and most tablet computers. The activity should work with the newer versions of major Internet browsers, including Edge, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. JavaScript should be enabled in all browsers, and Popups and first party cookies need to be accepted from www.VLH.com. You should also have the latest, free Adobe Reader installed for reading documents. For additional information, read the Technical Assistance FAQ.
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