Podcast series

Overview

This online activity is meant to be taken sequentially, see the steps below.

1. Register
2. Podcast series
   After registering you can then listen online or download the podcast series: Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education. The eight podcast episodes should be listened to sequentially, and together will take approximately 3 hours.
3. Post-assessment survey and evaluation
   Once you've listened to all six episodes, you can take the post-test. You will be able to receive your continuing education certificate by earning score of 70% or better on the post-test, and completing the online evaluation.
4. Follow-up online survey
   There will also be an online follow-up survey distributed two months after completion of the program in order to further measure participants' changes in knowledge and behavior.

What is this podcast series about?

SCOPE of Pain is a series of continuing education activities designed to help you safely and effectively manage patients with acute and/or chronic pain, when appropriate, with opioid analgesics. Through the case of Michelle Jones, a 36-year-old who has a displaced right femoral neck fracture due to a motor vehicle crash, you'll learn how to:

1. Quantify pain and functional impairment using validated tools
2. Formulate individualized, multimodal pain treatment plans using a risk-benefit framework
3. Counsel patients on the therapeutic limitations of opioids and risk mitigation strategies
4. Monitor opioid therapy continuously for efficacy, safety, and adverse outcomes
5. Diagnose and manage opioid use disorder in patients with or without concurrent pain
6. Use interprofessional, team-based care for comprehensive pain management

Who is this for?

Physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals whose practices manage acute and chronic pain.

Partners

This activity was planned in collaboration with the Federation of State Medical Boards.

Disclosure of support

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see https://opioidanalgesicrems.com/Resources/Docs/List_of_RPC_Companies.pdf opens in a new window for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Date of original release: 10/1/2023
Date of most recent review: 9/30/2026
Date of expiration: 9/30/2027