Parameters of Pain Care: Mitigating Racial Disparities in Patients with Chronic Pain
Premiere Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021This activity offers CE credit for:
- ABIM (MOC)
- Medicine (accme)
- Nursing (ANCC)
- Pharmacy (acpe)
- Dentists (ADA CERP)
- PA (aapa)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Saturday, October 12, 2024
 | Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc (Moderator) (she/her/hers) Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics The University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
 | Carmen Renee Green, MD Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Professor of Health Management and Policy School of Public Health Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics Institute for Social Research Faculty Associate, Institute for Health Policy and Innovation Attending Pain Medicine Physician, Michigan Medicine University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
Pain care disparities exist across medical specialties and settings, with Black and Hispanic patients receiving less analgesia for fractures and musculoskeletal pain in emergency rooms than White patients, and pregnant women from minority backgrounds receiving less optimal pain reduction during delivery. As undertreatment of pain contributes to medical mistrust, overuse of OTC medications, disease progression, worsening pain, and lower quality of life, it is imperative that clinicians are aware of the prevalence and impact of pain care disparities, and identify and address biases, discrimination, and stereotypes that lead to this form of structural violence against minority populations.
This CMEOCast episode will highlight the root causes of health disparities in pain care and identify best practices for addressing structural and interpersonal racism that cause inequitable pain management, to improve awareness of and address clinician biases in pain care for patients from racial minority backgrounds.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify factors contributing to disparities in pain management.
- Identify strategies to provide equitable pain management for all patients.
Supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson Institute and the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, and pharmacists
ABIM MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to .5 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Royal College MOC:
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
MIPS Improvement Activity:
This activity counts towards MIPS Improvement Activity requirements under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
Disclosure Declaration
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Dr. Peek has no disclosures to report.
Dr. Green has no disclosures to report.
Michael Franks, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Noreen Iftikhar, MD, (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Kathleen Blake, PhD, (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
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