Acknowledgement

This activity is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and RME Collaborative.

Supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see https://www.opioidanalgesicrems.com/Resources/Docs/List_of_RPC_Companies.pdf for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS educational requirements issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Credit Available

• Physicians — maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• Nurses — 0.2 Contact Hour 
• Pharmacists — 0.25 Contact Hour

All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.

Target Audience

This activity is designed specifically for primary care clinicians, registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team.

Program Overview

In the United States, the leading cause of unintentional injury death is drug overdose, largely driven by opioid overdose. At the same time, millions of Americans are suffering from chronic pain, including high-impact pain that severely interferes with daily life and work activities. This CME/CE activity series aims to address this dual public health crisis by educating clinicians who treat and manage patients with pain through a series of short video modules. In this module, which is the first of seven modules in the series, Dr. Michael Brennan and Dr. Jeffrey Gudin will review the fundamentals of pain, including the classifications and mechanisms of pain.

This activity meets most states’ requirements for opioid education and is fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) education requirement issued by the FDA in September 2018.

Learning Objective

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:  

• Describe the fundamental concepts of pain management, including definitions and mechanisms of pain

Faculty

Michael J. Brennan, MD
Medical Director, Pain Center of Fairfield
Fairfield, CT
Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Physical Medicine, and Rehabilitation
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, CT



Jeffrey A. Gudin, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Management
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine 
Miami, FL

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and RME Collaborative. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.2 contact hours.

Continuing Pharmacy Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hour(s) (0.025 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. 
(Universal Activity Number - JA4008162-9999-23-082-H08-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and RME Collaborative adhere to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to Postgraduate Institute for Medicine policy. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:

Faculty

Michael J. Brennan, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: speaker fees from BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., RedHill Biopharma Ltd., and SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jeffrey A. Gudin, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: consultant for BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., Quest Diagnostics, Sanofi, SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Verséa; and ownership interest in Virpax Pharmaceuticals.

Planners, Managers, and Reviewer 

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and RME Collaborative planners, managers, and reviewer have nothing to disclose.

Instructions for Participation and Credit

This activity is offered at no cost to participants. To receive CME credit, participants must:

1. Read the CME/CE information, including learning objectives and disclosure statements.
2. View the online activity.
3. Complete the evaluation form.

After you complete the evaluation, your certificate will be made available for immediate download.

Course Viewing Requirements

Supported Browsers:
Internet Explorer 8.0+ for Windows 2003, Vista, XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above
Google Chrome 28.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux
Mozilla Firefox 23.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux
Safari 6.0+ for Mac OSX 10.7 and above

Supported Phones & Tablets:
Android 4.0.3 and above
iPhone/iPad with iOS 6.1 or above

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. 

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. 

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Media

Internet activity

Fee Information

There is no fee for this educational activity.

Contact Information

General Questions
For general information or questions about this activity, please contact RME Collaborative at 800-913-9370 or cme@cmeruralhealth.com.

Accreditation Support
For questions regarding the certification of this activity, please contact Postgraduate Institute for Medicine at inquiries@pimed.com.