2023 Pain Conference: Updates & Alternatives for Chronic Pain Management

Description

Join interprofessional colleagues to address team-based care of persons with chronic pain. Explore evidence-based alternatives like pain neuroscience education, motivational interviewing and whole health coaching. Additionally, get up to date on medication-assisted treatment strategies for opioid use disorder (OUD) and safer approaches to opioid prescribing for chronic pain. This educational activity is jointly provided with the Western North Carolina VA Health Care System (WNC VAHCS).

This program was designed to satisfy, in part, the North Carolina Medical Board's CME requirement for controlled substance prescribers. Per NCAC rules: As of July 1, 2017 all physicians (other than residents), physician assistants, nurse practitioners, podiatrists, and dentists who prescribe controlled substances must satisfy the controlled-substance prescribing CE requirements as set forth by their licensing boards; requirements vary by discipline and board.

Target Audience

Physicians, Pharmacists, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Assistants, Physical Therapists & Assistants, & Mental Health Providers including Psychologists, Addiction Counselors, Social Workers and others interested in this topic

Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Incorporate pain neuroscience education into patient care
• Overcome barriers to successful telehealth patient care
• Utilize motivational interviewing and whole health coaching in patient care
• Manage micro-induction and management of buprenorphine
• Cite safe opioid prescribing practices

Faculty

• Hillary L. Bolter, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
• Lea Brown, DMin, BCC, USAR Vet
• Jacqueline Burris, PTA, TPS, MPH
• Eric D. Gibbs, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
• Mark Hofmann, MD
• Victoria Mezera, RD
• Benjamin Michalove, PharmD, CPP
• Kate A. Schopmeyer, DPT
• Shuchin Shukla, MD, MPH
• Mykal A. Stanley, PsyD