Persistent Pain in the Older Patient

Professional Postgraduate Services® (PPS), the distinguished medical education company, has added PainKnowledge.org,
an interactive educational resource on pain management, to its award-winning list of healthcare websites. Originating from
the successful National Initiative on Pain Control® (NIPC®), known for its expert faculty and innovative certified activities, PainKnowledge.org was developed to bring authoritative, timely, and comprehensive information about the assessment, treatment, and management of pain to busy healthcare clinicians who need reliable and timely information.
OUR CURRENT OFFERINGS INCLUDE

CME/CE CREDIT

  • On-demand activities, newsletters, and interactive
    case studies
  • Print CME/CE letters of participation directly from the website
  • Quick, easy online registration for live activities

DYNAMIC SLIDE LIBRARY

  • Search slides representing the latest in clinical information, ranging from epidemiology and assessment to treatment options, and more
  • Slides on the latest clinical trials in pain management
  • Create, download, and save your custom presentations

PHYSICIAN TOOLS

  • The Opioid Analgesia Tool Kit for the management
    of your patients on opioid therapy
  • Guide for the Prevention and Treatment of PHN, a flowchart reviewing the Zostavax® vaccine and other treatment therapies
  • Opioid Informed Consent Video, a patient-focused presentation that discusses the benefits and risks
    of using opioids to treat pain
  • Opioid Risk Tool (ORT), a short questionnaire to determine a patient's risk potential for aberrant behavior during opioid therapy
  • Patient Reassessment Opioid Analgesic 4-A's +
    Chart Note    , a brief assessment chart for patients taking opioids

PATIENT EDUCATION

  • Patient-education handouts will not only enhance your patients’ understanding of their condition(s) but will also support you in patient management
  • Gives you the option to personalize each individual handout for your patient

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE

  • My Briefcase area to store all your saved slides and CME/CE activities
  • Listing of current NIPC® activities and other associated programs
  • Current literature—the latest literature summaries
  • PubMed keyword searches
  • Clinical trial information, and much more!

PainKnowledge.org is the home of all certified enduring materials, educational resources, physician tools, and
patient materials created by PPS on the treatment and management of pain. All PainKnowledge.org programs
are continuously evaluated by the Steering Committee, an expert multidisciplinary team of specialists, researchers,
and practicing physicians in pain management. The
Editorial Board includes experts in the pain management field.
Persistent Pain in the Older Patient