Accreditation
Purpose Statement
PAINWeek® provides practical knowledge and tools for busy pain management practitioners to utilize in their daily practice.
Educational Need
“Pain is the most common reason Americans access the health care system and is a leading contributor to health care costs. Pain is also a leading cause of disability. Most painful conditions can be relieved with proper treatment, and providing adequate pain management is a crucial component of improving and maintaining quality of life for patients, survivors, and their loved ones. Yet people in pain often face significant barriers that can prevent proper assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of their pain." Summary of S.660, Hatch/Dodd National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
The National Pain Care Policy Act was a response to the realization that 40+ million Americans cope with chronic pain issues that negatively impact their professional and personal lives. Most healthcare providers have not had adequate training in pain management, and this remains one of the biggest obstacles to patient care.
Learning Objectives
After attending PAINWeek 2010, delegates should be better able to:
- Distinguish among multiple pain syndromes (abdominal, neuropathic, nociceptive, rheumatologic)
- Define the mechanisms of action of different pain types
- Determine effective treatment protocols among existing and emerging therapies
- Evaluate the use of hypnosis in pain management
- Apply adult learning theories to patient, provider, and caregiver communications
- Calculate opioid conversions
- Develop an opioid teaching program
- Cite current medical/legal issues impacting clinical pain management
- Assess strategies for treating pain and chemical dependency
- Cite strategies to effectively and efficiently manage pain in various practice settings
- Identify pain management needs for end-of-life care
- Identify the top prescription drugs of abuse
- Identify a patient-centered approach to chronic pain management
- Explain a novel approach to opioid prescribing
- Identify the role of the pharmacist in the management of controlled substances
- Review the state and federal regulations of pharmacologic pain management
- Differentiate between a patient with pain and those with an addictive disorder
Physician Accreditation Statement
Global Education Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit Designation
Global Education Group designates this educational activity for a maximum of 29.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Academy of Family Physicians
This activity, PAINWeek 2010, with a beginning date of September 8, 2010, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 29.25 Prescribed and/or 1.00 Elective credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Since some sessions run concurrently, no more than 29.25 credits may be reported.
The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of this activity to cmecomment@aafp.org.
Pharmacist Continuing Education
Accreditation Statement
Global Education Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Credit Designation
Global Education Group designates this continuing education activity for 29.25 contact hour(s) (2.5 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Please see website for UAN numbers)
This is a knowledge based activity
Nursing Continuing Education
CNA/ANCC
This educational activity for 29.2 contact hours is provided by Global Education Group.
Global Education Group is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dentist Continuing Education
Global Education Group is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from (06/01/2009) to (05/31/2012)
Psychologist Continuing Education
American Psychological Association
Global Education Group (Global) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Global maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 29.25 CE credits for psychologists.
Social Work Continuing Education
National Association of Social Workers
This program has been submitted and is pending approval by the National Association of Social Workers for continuing education contact hours.
Instructions for Credit
In order to receive credit, participants must attend the course and complete the online credit application and evaluation form. These forms are available to complete at http://www.painweek.org/evals. Participants can only claim the hours they were actually in attendance for CME credit. Statements of credit are available to print upon completion of online forms.
Please note that registration fees apply to this conference.
Please note that PAINWeek attendees will be able to earn additional CE/CME credit hours via scheduled Webinars of concurrent PAINWeek 2010 sessions. These will be made available for $10.00 per credit beginning October 4, 2010. This activity is sponsored by Global Education Group.
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
Global Education Group (Global) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals and their spouse/life partner who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by Global for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
- Please see faculty listings for individual disclosures
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Planner or Manager |
Reported Financial Relationship |
| Jackie Dawson, MSN |
Nothing to disclose |
| Amanda Glazer, PhD |
Nothing to disclose |
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global Education Group (Global) does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (eg, physical, dietary, etc).
For more information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or inquire@globaleducationgroup.com