2020 Pain Management Symposium

2020 Pain Management Symposium is organized by Pikeville Medical Center (PMC).,Release Date: August 1, 2020,Expiration Date: August 1, 2023,,Learning Objectives:,At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:,• Recognize the physiology of pain,• Review the management of acute and chronic pain,• Discuss awareness about the side effects of opioids and lack of superiority compared to non-opioid,• Review the status and toll of the opioid epidemic,• Review Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management (ALTO) with regard to acute pain management,• Recognize addiction and step forward,• Examine the emphasis placed on pain management over the past 25 years,• Discuss the burden of opioid therapy,• Assess the role of pain management in the perioperative surgical home,• Review KASPER basics,• Interpret the information on the KASPER report, including the drug conviction data,• Examine the KASPER report on clinical cases to make informed medical decisions,• Assess the risk of prescribing and identifying the medical necessity,• Demonstrate the proper documentation of patient compliance,• Describe the rationale for continued opioid maintenance,,Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.