The Need for Comprehensive Pain Education

Expert Guidance for Effective Management and Appropriate Monitoring of Patients With Pain

From Erik Shaw, DO, FAAPMR, and the Opioid REMS Education Initiative, an introduction to pain and pain management. In this podcast, Dr. Shaw provides an overview of the different types of pain, including their physiology, their psychological burden, and the transition from acute to chronic pain. Also discussed are the various available pain management strategies and the need for a treatment approach that goes beyond medication. Special attention is called to the importance of multidisciplinary care and the education of all members of the healthcare team on pain management.

Listen on to learn more about the multimodal program “Expert Guidance for Effective Management and Appropriate Monitoring of Patients With Pain,” which will cover pain and pain management in depth, including the fundamentals of pain, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, safe opioid use, and how to manage patients with opioid use disorder.

Presenter:

Erik Shaw, DO, FAAPMR
Chair
AAPM&R Opioid Task Force
Medical Director
Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute
Atlanta, Georgia

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see
https://bit.ly/3mgrfb9 for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the FDA.

Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC, and in partnership with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Practicing Clinicians Exchange, and ProCE.

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3mcDHsi