Learning Objectives

After completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Assess the chronic pain patient’s level of risk for aberrant behavior when using opioid therapy
Identify appropriate opioid analgesic agents for use in chronic pain patients
Optimize opioid analgesia through titration, rotation, and conversion
Use appropriate documentation to support opioid prescribing

Taget Audience

Neurologists, primary care physicians, general practitioners, internal medicine specialists, rheumatologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who treat patients with pain.

Agenda

Introduction/Overview	0:00-0:05
Clinical Lecture/Case Studies	0:05-0:55
Live Question-and-Answer Session	0:55-60:00