Activity Number and Title
21HT50199 - MASAC Pain Initiative Task Force Pain Management Guidelines for Bleeding Disorders
Release Date
January 10, 2022
Expiration Date
5:00 PM Eastern, December 15, 2023
The estimated time to complete this activity is 120 minutes.
The content level of this activity is intermediate.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this enduring material is to enable the learner to gain knowledge on the opioid guidance document published in early 2020 by the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (or MASAC).
Activity Description
In this module, there are several aspects of pain management that will be addressed. Foremost is to familiarize you with the MASAC opioid guidance document established in 2020. In addition, we will describe the importance of standardized assessment of pain. This activity will help you to determine goals for pain management and how the roles of each team member can help incorporate non-pharmacological pain management options. Lastly, opioid issues including when and how to start opioids for pain management and monitoring systems that will assist you will be covered in the modules. To enhance the learning, case studies will be examined.
Target Audience
This enduring material is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, and other interested members of the bleeding disorder comprehensive care team.
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this enduring material, the participants should be better able to:
- Discuss the MASAC opioid guidance document
- Describe the importance of standardized assessment of pain in persons with bleeding disorders
- Determine realistic functional goals for pain management and how the roles of each team member can help incorporate non-pharmacological pain management options in a multimodal fashion
- Utilize appropriate state monitoring tools, as well as additional monitoring methods for evaluation of pain management progress
Faculty
- Angela Lambing, MSN, ANP, GNP
Requirements for Successful Completion
In order to receive continuing education credits, you must complete these steps prior to the activity expiration date.
- Read the Disclosure Information found in the To Dos section.
- Complete the learning activity
- Complete the evaluation
- Complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better
- Upon successful completion of the post-test your certificate of completion will be available to print or save
Accreditation Statement and Contact Hours
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
PHYSICIANS/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSES/NURSE PRACTITIONERS
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 2.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Nebraska Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Nebraska Medical Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
This activity is approved for physical therapy continuing education units (CEUs) through the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) (Approved for 0.2 CEUs by CPTA #22-584). While many states recognize continuing education credits from CPTA, please verify with your state Board that these credits are acceptable in your state. To learn more about CPTA, visit https://www.ccapta.org.
Financial Support
No commercial support was received for this activity. Supported by an educational grant from the National Hemophilia Foundation.
Contact Information
System Requirements
- 2 gigabytes of RAM
- High-speed internet connection
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