PAINClinician :: Continuing Education

Best Practices in Diagnosis and Multimodal Management of Fibromyalgia (Part One of a Two Part Series)

A Fibromyalgia Working Group was convened to integrate published evidence and expert opinion into best practice recommendations around multidimensional assessment and multimodal treatment of patients with fibromyalgia. Here, Working Group chair Charles E. Argoff, MD provides his insights into...

Faculty

Charles Argoff, MD

Professor of Neurology
Albany Medical College
Director, Comprehensive Pain Program
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 0.5

Expiration Date: 05/02/2011

Activity Type: Videocast

Best Practices in Diagnosis and Multimodal Management of Fibromyalgia (Part Two of a Two Part Series)

A Fibromyalgia Working Group was convened to integrate published evidence and expert opinion into best practice recommendations around the multidimensional assessment and multimodal treatment of patients with fibromyalgia. Here, Working Group member I Jon Russell, MD, PhD provides his insights...

Faculty

Charles Argoff, MD

I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 0.5

Expiration Date: 05/02/2011

Activity Type: Videocast

Opioids and Pain What Does The Evidence Mean?

Dr Portenoy discusses foundations of evidence-based medicine, appropriate use of opioid pharmacotherapy for persistent and breakthrough pain, and considerations for treating chronic pain in cancer survivors.

Faculty

Russell Portenoy, MD

David Kaufman, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 1

Expiration Date: 03/31/2011

Activity Type: Webcast

Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors: Determinants, Assessment, and Treatment Strategies

Dr Brennan discusses foundations of evidence-based medicine, appropriate use of opioid pharmacotherapy for persistent and breakthrough pain, and considerations for treating chronic pain in cancer survivors.

Faculty

Michael Brennan, MD

David Kaufman, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 1

Expiration Date: 03/31/2011

Activity Type: Webcast

Clinical Aspects of Risk Management in Opioid Prescribing

Dr Passik discusses foundations of evidence-based medicine, appropriate use of opioid pharmacotherapy for persistent and breakthrough pain, and considerations for treating chronic pain in cancer survivors.

Faculty

Steven Passik, PhD

David Kaufman, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 1

Expiration Date: 03/31/2011

Activity Type: Webcast

Controlling Baseline Pain With Opioid-based Therapy (Part 1 of 3)

Michael J. Brennan, MD, from the Pain Center of Fairfield in Fairfield, Connecticut, leads a discussion on best practices in the formulation and ongoing refinement of opioid-based therapeutic plans for presistent and breakthrough pain.

Faculty

Michael Brennan, MD

David Kaufman, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 0.5

Expiration Date: 08/16/2010

Activity Type: Webcast

Assessing and Treating Breakthrough Pain (Part 2 of 3)

Perry G. Fine, MD, of the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, shares his views on differentially diagnosing breakthrough pain, including implications for nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment strategies.

Faculty

Perry Fine, MD

David Kaufman, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 0.5

Expiration Date: 08/30/2010

Activity Type: Webcast

Practical Approaches to Multidimensional Assessment and Opioid-Based Treatment of Chronic Pain (Part 3 of 3)

David M. Simpson, MD, MPH, from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, explores chronic pain as a chronic disease and methods to talk to patients about daily variations in pain levels, responsible medication use, and treatment outcomes.

Faculty

David Simpson, MD

David Kaufman, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 0.5

Expiration Date: 09/13/2010

Activity Type: Webcast

Persistent And Breakthrough Pain: Multidimensional Assessment and Opioid-Based Multimodal Treatment

Representative case studies provide an avenue to discuss current approaches to the clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and opioid-based management of patients with persistent and breakthrough pain

Faculty

Michael Brennan, MD

Perry Fine, MD

David Kaufman, MD

David Simpson, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 1.5

Expiration Date: 12/20/2010

Activity Type: Monograph

Persistent and Breakthrough Pain in Cancer Survivors: Multidimensional Assessment and Opioid-Based Multimodal Treatment

Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Michael J. Brennan, MD, and Steven D. Passik, PhD, discuss foundations of evidence-based medicine, appropriate use of opioid pharmacotherapy for persistent and breakthrough pain, and considerations for treating chronic pain in cancer survivors.

Faculty

Michael Brennan, MD

David Kaufman, MD

Steven Passik, PhD

Russell Portenoy, MD

Begin Activity

CreditType: CME

Credit Amount: 1

Expiration Date: 11/26/2010

Activity Type: Webcast