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Adventures in Pain Management and Proper Prescribing of Controlled Substances

If your medical staff needs an update on pain management and prescribing controlled substances, consider contacting our office to book a speaker on this topic at 877-505-4777 or info@speakersnetwork.com.

What is the problem

Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care. In 2016, an estimated 20.4% of U.S. adults had chronic pain. Chronic pain has been linked to restricted mobility, opioid dependency, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life. There is significant concern about treating chronic pain by primary care physicians and the appropriate use of opioids. Proper prescribing of controlled substances is an important skill for almost any medical practice. Physicians need to have current information on timely pain control, the usage of safe opioid prescription protocols, and appropriate pain management for chronic pain.

Learning Objectives

1. Describethescope/magnitudeofchronicpaininthepopulationofpatients 2. Assesstheextentsandtrendsofthecurrent‘OpioidEpidemic’
3. Identifysomeoftheincreasingregulatoryrequirementsintreatingpain

How do we know this is a problem

• https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6736a2.htm
• https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/Prevalence-of-Chronic-Pain
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731442/