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9/5/24 Anesthesiology Journal Club -Safety and Efficacy of Vocacapsaicin for Mangement of Postsurgical Pain

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Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

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

  • Evaluate the safety and side effects of vocacapsaicin for post-surgical pain.
  • Evaluate the efficacy of vocacapsaicin for post-surgical pain.
  • Determine the next best steps to studying vocacapsaicin for post-surgical pain.

Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Suggested Additional Reading

  1. Shafer, S, et al. (2024) Safety and efficacy of vocacapsaicin for management of postsurgical pain: a randomized clinical trial. Anesthesiology. 141(2): 250-261.
  2. Fattori, V, et al. (2016) Capsaicin: current understanding of its mechanisms and therapy of pain and other pre-clinical and clinical uses. Molecules. 21(7):844
  3. Anand, P, et al. (2011) Topical capsaicin for pain management: Therapeutic potential and mechanisms of actiono of the new high-conceentration capsaiciin 8% patch. British Journal of Anesthesia. 107(4): 490-502.

 

Authors:
David Brinton, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
No planners, 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 to disclosed.
Gannon Rooney, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
No planners, 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 to disclose.
Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No 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.
Tyler Weigel, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
No planners, 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 to disclose.
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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