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Pain CME Newsletter Archives


  Pain Management Today®, Volume 8, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 8, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Read this issue of Pain Management Today® to receive a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Inside this Issue:

  • How to Determine Who Is at Risk for Potential Misuse of Opioids
  • Opioid Conversion and Rotation: When, Why, and How To

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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 7, Number 2

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 7, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

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Read this issue of Pain Management Today® to receive a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Inside this Issue:

  • The War on Drugs Meets the War on Pain: My Encounter with the DEA
  • Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration Can Improve Patient Outcomes
  • How Would You Treat This Patient?

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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 7, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 7, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

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Read this issue of Pain Management Today® to receive a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

Inside this Issue:

• Pain in the Elderly
• Use of Opioids in the Older Patient
• Case Study: How Would You Treat This Patient?


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 6, Number 3

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 6, Number 3 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

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Read this issue of Pain Management Today® or listen to the podcasts to receive a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Topics in this issue include the use of methadone in patients who have pain, the impact of chronic pain on patients' lives, and the importance of managing pain.


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 6, Number 2

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 6, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Pain CME

Read this issue of Pain Management Today® or listen to the podcasts to receive a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Topics in this issue include pain and insomnia, opioid rotation, and aberrant drug-related behaviors, as well as an expert commentary on recent literature in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 6, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 6, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

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Read this issue of Pain Management Today® or listen to the podcasts to receive a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Topics in this issue include patient evaluation, complex regional pain syndrome, and new delivery systems in pain management, as well as an expert commentary on recent literature in neuropathic pain.


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 5, Number 3

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 5, Number 3 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:
  • Risk Management in the Primary Care Setting
  • Treating Pain: A Perfect Storm of Controversy and Confusion
  • Drug Safety Update
  • Insights into the FDA and Drug Safety
  • Chronic Pain Medications: Benefits vs Risks


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 5, Number 2

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 5, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:
  • Pain Management in the Decade 2010-2020: Déjà vu du Jour
  • Unraveling the Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain
  • National Survey: Physical Pain Aggravates Majority of Americans
  • Pain Survey Impressions


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 5, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 5, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:
  • Treating Chronic Pain: Biopsychosocial Approach in Primary Care Practice
  • Arthritis and the COX-2 Conundrum: A Case Study
  • Case Study: Managing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
  • Ask the Expert



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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 4, Number 2

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 4, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:

  • Improving Quality of Life for Chronic Pain Patients
  • Current and Emerging Pharmacologic Therapies
  • Assessing the Patient with Chronic Low Back Pain
  • Selected Abstracts from the Second Joint Scientific Meeting of the APS and CPS


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 4, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 4, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:

  • Documenting Opioid Usage
  • Guidelines for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
  • When to Consider Diagnostic Tests for Back Pain
  • Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Question of Balance


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 3, Number 2

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 3, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:

  • Opioid Analgesia and the Elderly Patient: Maintaining the Patient on Opioid Therapy, Part II
  • Assessing Patients With Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Approach
  • The Latest in Topical Therapies
  • Extended-Release vs Short-Acting Opioids in the Management of Pain
  • Managing Pain Associated With Whiplash/Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  • Seven Tips for Managing Pain Patients After They Return From a Specialist


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 3, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 3, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:

  • Practical Approach to the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
  • Opioid Analgesia and the Elderly Patient: Starting the Patient on Opioids, Part I
  • Managing Pain Associated With Diabetic Neuropathy
  • The Opioid Agreement
  • Partnering With Pain Specialists


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 2, Number 2

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 2, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:

  • Assessing and Managing Potential Complications of Opioid Therapy—Addiction, Dependence, and Tolerance
  • Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Back Pain
  • Pain Assessment: Making Use of Pain Diaries
  • HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Case Study: Pain in Hands and Fingers
  • Questions From the Field


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  Pain Management Today®, Volume 2, Number 1

<em>Pain Management Today</em><sup>®</sup>, Volume 2, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:

  • Pain as a Disease
  • Pharmacologic Approach to Neuropathic Pain: Balancing Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability
  • Pain Assessment
  • Emerging Clinical Concepts in Opioid Therapy
  • Opioid Therapy: Measuring Outcomes and Designing Care Plans
  • Case Study: Postoperative Issues, Modifying Pain Treatment, and Physician Action
  • Questions From the Field


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  Multidisciplinary Pain Management in Long-Term Care

Multidisciplinary Pain Management in Long-Term Care Please note: This CME activity has expired.

This monograph contains information regarding the management and treatment of pain in the long-term care setting, including information about nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches and strategies for improving pain management.


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  Headache Management Today™, Volume 1, Number 2

Headache Management Today™, Volume 1, Number 2 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:
  • Women With Migraine: Health Issues You Can't Ignore
  • Case Study: Faces and Phases of Menstrually Related Migraine
  • An Ounce of Prevention: What Is It Worth?
  • Therapeutic Opportunity: Women With Migraine


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  Headache Management Today™, Volume 1, Number 1

Headache Management Today™, Volume 1, Number 1 Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Inside this Issue:
  • Establishing Goals for the Patient With Migraine
  • News on Menstrual Migraine
  • Case Study: Is It Migraine or Sinusitis?
  • Exploring Migraine Misconceptions


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