Program Description:
This webcast aims to educate practitioners on the therapeutic options and considerations for the treatment of acute lower back pain, focusing on skeletal muscle relaxants and their safety and tolerability, and product substitution and pharmacist liability.
Activity Objectives:
After taking part in this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Cite the prevalence, negative impact, and associated costs of acute pain, particularly of the low back
- Identify therapeutic recommendations for acute pain
- Describe the use of skeletal muscle relaxants for acute pain, including safety and tolerability
- Explain the possibility of abuse potential, particularly with higher dosing
- Describe prescribing and dispensing laws and consequences for noncompliance
| Credits |
Type |
Accreditation Statement |
Designation Statement |
| 1.00 |
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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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 through the joint sponsorship of Medical Education Resources and Haymarket Medical Education. Medical Education Resources is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
Medical Education Resources designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA category 1 credit™. |
| 1.00 |
CE for Pharmacists |
Medical Education Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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Medical Education Resources designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. |
Faculty:
Steven M. Simon, MD, RPh
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Angelo J. Cifaldi, RPh, JD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Law
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Partner
Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer Attorneys at Law
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Lee P. Ralph, MD
San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
San Diego, California
Disclosures:
Steven M. Simon, MD, RPh, has received grants/research support from Endo Pharmaceuticals, Cephalon, Inc., Pfizer Inc.; is a consultant for Acorda Therapeutics, Cephalon, Inc., Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and PriCara; is a stock/shareholder of Acorda Therapeutics; and is on the speakers’ bureaus for Acorda Therapeutics, Alpharma Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Eli Lilly & Company, Endo Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ortho-McNeil, Inc., Pfizer Inc., PriCara, sanofi-aventis, and Sepracor Inc.
Angelo J. Cifaldi, RPh, JD, has no financial relationship with an organization/company offering financial support or grant monies for, or related to, this program.
Lee P. Ralph, MD, has received grants/research support from, is a consultant for, and is on the speakers’ bureau for Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This program is sponsored by Medical Education Resources, Inc.
This program is supported by an educational grant from Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Instructions:
To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better is required. This CME 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 posttest 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.
This activity is an interactive program and will require Adobe Flash Player to view the presentation.
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.