General Introduction to Pain Management

Join Drs Morker, Rizvi, and Shah as they provide a general overview of Acute and Chronic Pain Management in the current medical climate. The team will discuss the current opioid epidemic crisis as well as an overview of the CDC guidelines in addition to the 2019 Pain Management Inter-agency Task Force from the department of Health and Humane Services. They will explain the importance behind the buzz and true meaning behind "multimodal pain management" and discuss the various interventional treatment options that are offered to help improve patients' pain, quality of life and improve their functionality. This course was originally presented by the panelist on August 25, 2020, and sponsored by Aligned Modern Health.

• •Identify the key components of multimodal pain management and explain why this approach is preferred in current clinical practice
• •Review the 2019 Pain Management Inter-agency Task Force recommendations and CDC guidelines for safe pain management
• •Discuss the clinical and public health implications of the opioid epidemic and strategies to mitigate risks
• •Evaluate various interventional treatment options available for acute and chronic pain management
• •Apply evidence-based principles to develop comprehensive pain management plans that improve patient outcomes and functional capacity