Program Description:
"Ouch, that hurts! I need to be seen!" Acute pain is the number one reason for a visit to the Emergency Department, whether it is abdominal pain, chest pain, or pain from a broken bone. While treatment of the underlying condition is often the most effective means to alleviate the patient's pain, there are also numerous general principles for clinicians to employ while tending to their patients in the emergency room.
Agenda
Introduction: 5 minutes
Presentation: 50 minutes
Post-test and Evaluation: 5 minutes
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, RNs, and other healthcare professionals who treat patients in acute pain.
Activity Objectives:
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
- Describe procedures for quickly identifying and treating pain in an emergency setting
- Review pharmaceutical treatment options for emergency pain
- Describe the pros and cons of each pharmaceutical delivery method
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Credits
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Type
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Accreditation Statement
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Designation Statement
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1.00
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AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Global Education Group (Global) and Haymarket Medical Education. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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Global Education Group designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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1.00
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CE for Nurses
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Global Education Group is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
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This educational activity for 1.00 contact hour is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Faculty:
Eric J. Larson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Division of Emergency Medicine
Charleston, SC
Disclosures:
Accreditor Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Policy:
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:
Eric J. Larson, MD, has nothing to disclose.
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:
Global Education Group Disclosures:
Jackie Dawson, MSN, has nothing to disclose. Amanda Glazar, PhD, has 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) and myCME.com (Haymarket Medical Education) do 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.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Commercial Support:
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Sponsor:
This program is jointly sponsored by Global Education Group and Haymarket Medical Education. There is no fee for this educational activity.
Producer:
Produced in conjunction with myCME.com and Haymarket Medical.
If you have any questions relating to the accreditation of this activity, please contact Global Education Group at 303-395-1782 or
inquire@globaleducationgroup.com.
Instructions:
To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better is required. This CME/CE activity is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution
set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.
MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20
MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands
of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.