Time to Complete:
60 minutes
Maximum Credits:
1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
1.00 / CNE Contact Hour
Program Description
This educational activity reviews best practices for a 68-year-old female who presents to her primary care provider with bilateral knee osteoarthritis. Approaches to the diagnosing and treatment of the patient will be discussed, as well as strategies for identifying risks for potential opioid misuse and abuse.
Intended Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, podiatrists and other health care providers who care for patients with pain and employ opioid analgesics as a pain mitigation strategy.
Commercial Supporters
Educational Objectives
- Perform a comprehensive initial assessment of a patient in pain
- Identify risk factors for opioid-related aberrant behavior
Accredited Providers
Provided by Horizon CME
CME Information
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Horizon CME and St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Horizon CME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
Horizon CME designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE Contact Hours
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME.
Designation Statement
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.
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.
Speakers
Speakers 
Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine
The Jacobs School of Medicine at University at Buffalo
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine and Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY
Dr. de Leon-Casasola has served on Advisory Boards for Esteve Pharma, Stimgenics and Medtronic.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy
Learner Assurance Statement
Horizon CME requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to influence the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) which may arise as a result of prospective faculty members' relevant relationships with drug or device manufacturer(s). Horizon CME is committed to resolving all conflicts of interest and retaining only those speakers with financial interest conflicts that can be reconciled with the goals and educational integrity of the CME activity.
Non-faculty Contributors/Planners
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content disclose no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 12 months. Dr. Shafeeq has no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or under on, patients during the past 12 months.
Instructions
- This activity is offered at no cost to participants.
- Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed the entire activity, including the activity pre-test and post-test.
- Partial credit will not be awarded.
- Complete the post-activity evaluation.
- Your online certificate will be saved on Intiva Health within your Transcript or Certificate Section, which you can access at any time.
If you have any questions relating to the accreditation of this activity, please contact Horizon CME at [email protected] or (503)-659-5558.
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