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July 15, 2024 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date.
This CE activity was recorded for the 2023 AANP National Conference.
This activity includes closed captioning.
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Overview The goal of this presentation is to highlight the importance of identifying an accurate pain diagnosis in developing a beneficial and appropriate treatment plan, namely involving chronic opioid therapy. It will include a discussion on assessing for high risk behaviors in the setting of chronic opioid therapy and how to employ proper risk mitigation strategies and screening to patients receiving chronic opioid therapy. A provider's point of view will be presented, including important clinical pearls. Objectives
Highlight the importance of an accurate pain diagnosis in developing a beneficial and appropriate analgesic regimen.
Assess for high risk behaviors in the setting of chronic opioid therapy and employ proper risk mitigation strategies and screening.
Encourage a team based approach in managing complex patients on chronic opioid therapy.
Speaker Jennifer Grimmer, DNP, FNP-BC, PMGT-BC Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.
The speaker has the following disclosures:
No financial relationships to disclose
Off-label use of adjuvant pain medications for neuropathic pain purposes will be discussed
Active leadership positions within outside pain organizations and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Pain Management SPG
This presentation was developed by me, and is not representative of AANP or Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (place of employment)
This educational activity may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience. 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. Further, attendees/ participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.
Disclaimer Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center (content originally from the 2023 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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1.1 Contact Hour(s) of CE, 0.83 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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