When Medications Can't Be Avoided: Pharmacology for Pain Management

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When Medications Can't Be Avoided: Pharmacology for Pain Management

Recorded for 2025 National Conference

Credit(s):

1.12 Contact Hour(s) of CE; all of which may be applied towards Pharmacology

Program Number:

25067333

Original Program Date:

June 27, 2025

Duration:

1 hour 7 minutes

Access:

Available until July 15, 2026

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Activity Duration

Content Expires:

July 15, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT)
CE for this activity will not be available after this date.

This CE activity was recorded for the 2025 AANP National Conference.

This activity includes closed captioning.

Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2025 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies.

Overview
Effective pain management requires a shift in perspective - from seeking a quick fix to embracing a comprehensive, multimodal approach. This presentation explores the reality that pain relief is a process, grounded in both science and individualized care. This includes the importance of patient expectations, measurable outcomes beyond pain scores, and the clinical significance of pain improvement. Attendees will gain insight into the nuanced use of over the counter analgesics, prescription medications, and topical agents, including their risks, mechanisms of action, and patient conversation points. A practical review of opioid use - including selection, risk assessment, rotation, and safety strategies - will be included, along with a discussion of special considerations like opioid-induced constipation, the role of PAMORAs, and naloxone prescribing. This is a real-world, evidence-based guide to pharmacologic pain management, with case studies, clinical pearls, and safety tips. Whether you're new to pain management or looking to care for these patients in primary care or practices that focus on other specialties, you'll leave with tools to create more meaningful, measurable treatment plans that align with what truly matters to patients - their function, sleep, and quality of life.

Objectives

Explain how the CYP450 system may affect a patient’s reaction to opioid medications.
Summarize the mechanism of action of anticonvulsants in the modulation of chronic pain.
Appraise a multi medication pain management regimen using the knowledge of pain transmission and modulation and drug mechanism of action.

Speaker
Megan Filoramo RN, MSN, APN-C, PMGT-BC, IHWNC-BC, AP-PMN

Disclosure
This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.

The speaker has the following disclosures:

I am a speaker for Nevro for high frequency neuromodulation for chronic pain.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Disclaimer
Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center (content originally from the 2025 AANP National Conference) were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.

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1.12 Contact Hour(s) of CE,
All of which may be applied towards Pharmacology