AUTHOR

B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA
Director of Education
American Academy of Pain Management
Sonora, CA

DISCLOSURE

Dr. Cole is on the speaker's bureau of Purdue Pharma. The information presented represents the views and opinions of the author and not necessarily those of the sponsor or publisher.

ACCREDITATION

Physicians
Medical Education Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation—Medical Education Resources designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.

This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.

Physician Assistants
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts AMA Category 1 CME credits for the Physician Recognition Award from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Nurses
This program qualifies for 2.0 contact hours. Medical Education Resources is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing (CNE) by the Colorado Nurses' Association, which is accredited as an approver of CNE by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP12299, for 2.0 contact hours.

Pharmacists
Power-Pak C.E.™ is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education.
Program No.: 424-000-03-011-H01
Credits: 2.0 hours (0.2 ceu)

SPONSORSHIP

This accredited program is sponsored by Medical Education Resources, a non-profit medical education company in Littleton, Colorado.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program is targeted to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other allied health personnel who deal with pain.

GOAL

The goals of this lesson are to discuss how patients vary in their perception of and response to pain; to describe pain management objectives with therapeutic agents; and to identify specific outcomes expected from successful relief of chronic pain.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this lesson, the reader should be able to:

The author, sponsor, and publisher of this continuing education program have made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of acceptance for publication. However, because information regarding drugs (their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, precautions, etc.) is subject to constant change, the reader is advised to check the manufacturer's package insert for information concerning recommended dosages and potential problems and cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug. Special precautions should be taken when a drug is new, or highly toxic, or is unfamiliar to the dispenser or administrant. This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. Neither the publisher nor sponsor promotes the use of any agent outside of approved labeling. Statements made in this monograph have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional products discussed are not intended for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease.