Pain Management: Acute Pain Management

An overview of interdisciplinary pain management education designed to give physicians the competence in recognizing and understanding the unique needs of pain patients as well as further their ability to refer and treat patient in an interdisciplinary, multimodal manner. 

This CME activity is designed to increase physician knowledge and competence in recognizing and understanding the unique needs of pain patients as well as further their ability to refer and treat patients in an interdisciplinary, multimodal manner.  This session will review the advantages and disadvantages of different pain treatment modalities in the treatment of acute pain and understand how to minimize the side effects of acute pain treatments.

 Release Date: October 5, 2020
 Expiration Date: October 4, 2023
 Estimated Time to Complete: 40 mins
 Registration Fee: FREE

View entire series: Pain Mangement

1. Apply knowledge to improve acute postoperative pain management
2. Characterize advantages and disadvantages of different pain treatment modalities in the treatment of acute pain
3. Discuss how to minimize the side effects of acute pain treatments

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: http://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cultural.html

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