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May 10-11, 2018Location: Embassy Suites

5800 Rockside Woods Blvd. NIndependence, OH 44131

Pain Management & the Opioid Crisis: Balancing Quality & Patient Safety

U.S. Department of Veterans A�airs

Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System

Pain Management & the Opioid Crisis: Balancing Quality & Patient Safety. May 10-11, 2018Program HighlightPlenary Lectures:

• Studying Opioid Impact – Natural Experiments in Healthcare• Opioids for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: The Evidence

Opioids for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain:• CDC Guidelines: Review and Interpretation• Legacy Patients: Are My Patients Addicted• Opioids and Psychiatric Disorders

Risk Mitigation and Opioid Use:• Risk Stratification & Opioid Risk Assessment Tools• Urine Drug Test-How to Interpret• Medication Assisted Treatment and Harm Reduction• Update on Non-Opioid Adjuvant Analgesics• Medical Marijuana in Chronic Pain-Review of Evidence

Management of Chronic Low Back Pain:• Review of American College of Physicians Guidelines • Interventional Procedures for Low Back Pain: Review of Evidence• Surgical Management: When to Refer for Spine Surgery• Neuromodulation for Failed Back Syndrome

Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Pain:• The Biopsychosocial Model for Chronic Pain• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain• How to Engage your Patient: Motivational Interviewing• Holistic and Intergrative Pain Modalities

This is a high yield CME activity for primary care providers, pain management specialists, and nurses, utilizing didactic lectures and Q/A sessions.

Pain Medicine Service Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC10701 East Blvd Mail Stop: 3A-148Cleveland, OH 44106

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