Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Physicians, physicians-in-training and allied health care professionals.

Educational Objectives:

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

Outline the impact of the opioid epidemic in the state of Pennsylvania.
Review literature and findings from research studies regarding use of chronic long-term opioid narcotics.
Review literature on the use of non-opioid medication management.
Outline current options in interventional procedures to target chronic low back, neck, joint pain.
Outline options in the treatment of chronic opioid narcotic use and options for weaning.

Suggested Additional Reading:

Chu LF, Angst MS, Clark D. Opioid-in- duced hyperalgesia in humans: Molec- ular mechanisms and clinical consider- ations. Clin J Pain 2008; 24:479-496.

Walker, James M., et al. "Chronic opioid use is a risk factor for the development of central sleep apnea and ataxic breathing." J Clin Sleep Med 3.5 (2007): 455-461.

http://americanaddictioncenters.org/withdrawal-timelines-treatments/opiate/

Marion Lee, M. D., et al. "A comprehensive review of opioid-induced hyperalgesia." Pain physician 14 (2011): 145-161.

Authors:

Andrea Wong, MD — Great Lakes Pain Management, UPMC Hamot
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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