Translating Algorithms to Clinical Practice in the Management of Patients with Chronic Pain: Focus on Intrathecal Delivery
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Premiere Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2014This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Nurses (CNE)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | David L. Caraway, MD, PhD Medical Director Center for Pain Relief Tri State, PLLC Huntington, WV |
 | Eric Grigsby, MD, MBA Founder and Medical Director Napa Pain Institute President Neurovations Clinical Research Napa, CA |
Optimal pain management is a national health care priority, and the use of opioid therapy for patients with both acute and chronic pain is safer and more effective than ever before. However, for many patients with severe and intractable chronic pain, oral opioid therapy is not enough; other options are better suited to achieving pain control. Intrathecal (IT) therapy is becoming an increasingly accepted strategy for delivering opioid and non-opioid analgesics, as well as neuromodulators, for the management of intractable pain in appropriate patients. Evidence suggests that ongoing education is warranted to build and strengthen the use of evidence-based, best practices among clinicians regarding use of IT in pain management.
This activity will help clinicians first identify patients who are candidates for IT pain management and then devise and modify the IT pain-treatment plan using an algorithm that balances efficacy and side effects and addresses common barriers to care.
This educational activity centers on the CMEO Make-One-Change (M1C) Statement. This statement is crafted from pertinent quality measures or clinical guidelines as a performance challenge to all participants. The M1C Statement for this activity is to: Translate the latest, evidence-based literature and algorithms in pain management to appropriate patient selection and optimal management of patients who would benefit from intrathecal pain therapy.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Apply appropriate patient selection criteria to select candidates for intrathecal analgesia to maximize clinical benefit.
- Utilize algorithms for appropriate, long-term treatment selection and monitoring for progression for chronic pain management.
- Implement a slow, dose-titration strategy for intrathecal analgesia that maximizes efficacy while minimizing the potential for side effects.
- Devise a strategy to overcome barriers that hinder the use of intrathecal analgesia, such as cost and reimbursement issues.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
- List selection criteria used to identify patients who are candidates for intrathecal therapy to maximize clinical benefit.
- Describe how a slow, dose-titration strategy for intrathecal analgesia can minimize the potential for side effects.
- Identify barriers to care that may hinder the appropriate use of intrathecal analgesia.
Supported by an educational grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Anesthesiologists, pain specialists, and other clinicians whose scope of practice includes providing care to patients with intractable pain.
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE Credit (Nurses):
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15510, for 1.0 contact hour. This program is approved for pharmacology credit.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)
Universal Activity Number: 0376-0000-13-017-H01-P
Activity Type: knowledge-based
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Disclosure Declaration
It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.
Dr. Caraway has disclosed that he has received research and grant support from Bioness Inc.; CNS Therapeutics, Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; and Vertos Medical Inc. He is on the speakers bureau of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; and Vertos Medical Inc. He serves as a consultant for Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; Spinal Modulation; and Vertos Medical Inc.
Dr. Grigsby has disclosed that he has received research and grant support from Alfred Mann Foundation; Boston Scientific; Collegium Pharmaceutical; CNS Therapeutics, Inc.; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; myoscience; NeurAxon Inc.; Spinal Restoration, Inc.; and St. Jude Medical, Inc. He is on the speakers bureau of Medtronic, Inc.; and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He serves as a consultant for Abbott; Alfred Mann Foundation; Cervel Neurotech, Inc.; Covidien; CNS Therapeutics; Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Flowonix Medical; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Mainstay Medical; Medtronic, Inc.; myoscience; Neurophage Pharmaceuticals; Nevro Corp.; Palyon Medical Corp.; St. Jude Medical, Inc.; Spinal Modulation; VertiFlex Inc.; Vertos Medical Inc.; Xalud Therapeutics, Inc. He is a shareholder of Medtronin, Inc.; Nervo Corp.; and Spinal Modulation.
Tony Graham, MD (peer reviewer) has nothing to disclose.
Nancy Jennings, MSN, MBA, MHA, RNC (peer reviewer) has nothing to disclose.
Monique Johnson, MD, CCMEP (planning committee) has nothing to disclose.
Joy Bartnett Leffler, MLA, NASW, CSE (planning committee) has nothing to disclose.
Sandra Haas Binford, MAEd (planning committee) has nothing to disclose.
Sharon Tordoff, CCMEP (planning committee) has nothing to disclose.
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