Pain Management and Addiction

Sponsor: Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, a program of Boston Medical Center

Description: This training will provide strategies for pain management in patients with co-occurring pain and opioid use disorder.

This training satisfies 0.75 hours of the required 8 hours of training for DEA-registered practitioners.

Intended audience

Intended audience: Medical professionals with prescriptive authority, nurses and support staff who support them looking to increase provision of care for patients with substance use disorder.

Objectives:

Following this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:

  • Identify at least three risk factors for opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose in patients with chronic pain.
  • List three examples of non-opioid treatments for chronic pain.
  • Develop an acute pain management strategy for a patient taking prescribed buprenorphine.

For more information and to register click here:

This is an open ended event

Cost:
no costs