Pain Management: The Use and Misuse of Controlled Substances
Course Overview
This CME explores the use and misuse of controlled substances in pain management. It covers pain definitions, assessment, treatment options, opioid use disorder, and risk mitigation.
Course Objectives
Define key terms related to pain management.
Evaluate current practices for assessing and managing acute and chronic pain.
Determine the appropriate use of opioids for pain management.
Implement strategies for recognizing and treating Opioid Use Disorders.
Discuss common side effects of opioids and their management.
Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, first responders, Residents/Fellows, and Medical Students from all specialties.
Credit Information
Credit Type
* AMA PRA Category 1™
Number of Credits
2
* AMA PRA Category 1 ™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
Faculty
None of the speakers, planners, nor reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated. Remaining persons in control of content have no financial relationships.
Disclosure
Weldon Havins, MD and Mitchell Forman, DO discloses no such relationships exist
Estimated Time for Completion
2 hours
Date of Release
October 28th, 2025
Date of Most Recent Review
October 28th, 2025
Expiration Date
February 1st, 2026