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Abuse, Addiction, and Pain Relief: Time for Change CME/CE

Presenters' Names: Herbert D. Kleber, MD, Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH, Eugene R. Viscusi, MD Author Information and Disclosures

Release Date: April 22, 2008; Valid for credit through April 23, 2009

Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Pharmacists - 1.0 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.1 CEUs)

This activity consists of a downloadable slide presentation with audio. This program takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

To participate in this internet activity: (1) review the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures; (2) study the educational content; (3) take the post-test and/or complete the evaluation; (4) view/print certificate View details.

Contents of This CME/CE Activity

This activity is jointly sponsored by



In collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:

  1. Specify the impact of the undertreatment of pain and inadequate pain relief
  2. Identify key issues surrounding the treatment of chronic pain with scheduled and nonscheduled opioid analgesics
  3. Outline the risk/benefit ratios of current and future prescription analgesics and formulations
  4. Cite the federal regulations regarding prescription pain medications
  5. Review national surveillance/monitoring data
  6. Identify appropriate roles of the primary care physician and pain specialist in the management of patients with pain
Disclosures
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH
Dr. Gallagher has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Herbert D. Kleber, MD
Dr. Kleber has received consulting fees from Abbott Laboratories, Alkermes, and Grünenthal.

Eugene R. Viscusi, MD
Dr. Viscusi has received consulting fees from Adolor Corporation, Anesiva, Inc., Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, and YM BioSciences Inc. He has received fees for non-CME services from EKR Therapeutics Inc. He has also performed contracted research for Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, and YM BioSciences Inc.

Jonathan Kamien, PhD
Dr. Kamien owns stock in Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical. Dr. Kamien's spouse owns stocks and options in Schering Plough Corporation.

Rick Chavez, MD
Dr. Chavez has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Theodore J. Cicero, PhD
Dr. Cicero has received consulting fees from Abbott Laboratories and Janssen-Ortho, Inc., Canada, and has performed contracted research for Janssen-Ortho, Inc., Canada.

Howard A. Heit, MD
Dr. Heit has received consulting fees from Abbott Laboratories, Alpharma, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Purdue Pharma, L.P.

Bill McCarberg, MD
Dr. McCarberg has received consulting fees for non-CME services from Alpharma, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Co., Inc., Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., and Pfizer Inc.

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:

Ron Hoagland
Mr. Hoagland has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Otto Ratz, MD
Dr. Ratz has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Aliki O'Neil
Ms. O'Neil has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Jan Hixon, RN
Ms. Hixon has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Linda Graham, RN
Ms. Graham has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

Trace Hutchison, PharmD
Ms. Hutchison has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.
 
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Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (Universal Program Number - 809-999-08-041-L01-P)

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