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Cancer Pain = Less Opioids
Course of the Month - September 2025
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Course of the Month
September 2025
Each month, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) will offer a continuing education (CE) activity presented by experts from AANP Communities. For the first month that it is offered, the activity will be FREE and only available to AANP members. After the initial month has passed, the activity will become available to both AANP members and non-members for a fee (AANP members will pay a significantly discounted price). The featured activity will rotate each month, so be sure to complete the activity and earn your CE credit before the month ends to benefit from free access!
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Content Expires: | September 30, 2025 (11:55 p.m. CT) | | Content Expires: | August 31, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT)
CE for this activity will not be available after this date. |
 | This activity includes closed captioning. |
This activity is free for AANP members from 9/1/2025 - 9/30/2025 |
Overview  Cancer pain management has changed significantly over the past decade. Not only has the cancer survivorship population grown, but the methodology of cancer pain management has changed. With more knowledge about medications and potential adverse effects, along with a focus on health promotion, wellness, and disease prevention, and considering the growth of the cancer survivorship population and chronic cancer patient population, as clinicians we have the responsibility to educate our patients on appropriate cancer pain treatment. Cancer pain does not always equate to opioid therapy. This presentation will emphasize the importance of identifying an appropriate cancer pain diagnosis, and non-opioid pain management strategies that can be employed in the clinical setting.
Objectives
- Discuss the recommendations for non-opioid and complementary therapies in cancer pain management.
- Evaluate the importance of identifying a proper pain diagnosis to guide the care and management plan to cancer patients.
- Defend the use of complementary therapy and non-opioid adjuvant therapies in the management of cancer pain patients, especially in the growing survivorship population.
- Generate a medication management plan that is appropriate for specific cancer related pain syndromes.
Speaker
Jennifer Grimmer, DNP, FNP-BC, PMGT-BC
Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.
Speaker Disclosures:
- No financial disclosures.
- This presentation was developed by me and is not representative of my employer.
- Some off-label use of medications will be discussed.
DisclaimerIndividuals who have contributed to the CE Center 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. CE Credit Instructions
- Read this activity description, including objectives and disclosures.
- Complete all educational content:
- Video Presentations: Click the Play button to watch the activity video lecture. To get full credit for the learning activity portion, you must watch all of the video content.
- Click on the Additional Resources button to review all additional materials provided (handouts and any other downloadable resources).
- After completing all educational content, go to the Next Steps button:
- Submit the activity evaluation to receive full AANP CE/Rx credit.
- Click on the Get Certificate button.
- A copy of your certificate of completion will display on the screen for you to print or save. A copy of the certificate will also be emailed to you.
- A copy of the certificate will be automatically added to your AANP CE Tracker.
Additional Information
For questions or more information concerning this online CE activity, please visit the AANP Help Center to find answers to frequently asked questions and request assistance.
1.15 Contact Hour(s) of CE,
0.4 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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