Activity Details

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Target Audience

This activity is intended for physiatrists and PCPs, those in general internal medicine practices including NPs and PAs.

Learning Objectives

• Describe recent developments in the understanding of pain pathways/pain pathophysiology
• Summarize key points from widely accepted guidelines/standards of care on OA and chronic LBP
• Formulate a plan for ongoing pain assessment that reflects current evidence and incorporates practical tools whenever feasible
• Explain the implications of key efficacy and safety data on emerging treatment options for chronic pain due to OA and LBP

Activity Description

This activity will review and assess the interventions designed to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with chronic osteoarthritis (OA) pain.

Statement of Educational Need

There are a vast number of challenges in the proper differentiation, assessment, and management of chronic pain (specifically with osteoarthritis [OA] and low back pain [LBP]), and how key facets of pain pathways/pain pathophysiology can help to inform these assessments. There is a need to increase the knowledge and confidence of physiatrists and PCPs (including internal medicine, NP, and PAs) who manage these patients to know the advances in current and emerging management strategies, including the use of a multimodal approach to therapies. An emphasis for a greater integrated multidisciplinary approach for delivering quality coordinated care within and across settings together, in order to improve pain management and patient care in the community, is also needed.

Faculty

Robin Dore, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

• Robin Dore, MD, is a consultant for Amgen, Abbvie, Gilead, Lilly, Radius, and Sanofi. She is on a speaker’s bureau for Amgen, Abbvie, Lilly, Pfizer, Radius, UCB, and Sanofi. She has done research for Amgen, Abbvie, Biogen, Gilead, Lilly, and Pfizer.

Paul Doghramji, MD, FAAFP
Family Physician
Collegeville Family Practice
Medical Director of Health Services
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA

• Paul Doghramji, MD, FAAFP, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Michael I. Danto, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic Specialty Institute
Orange County, CA

• Michael I. Danto, MD, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

MOC REVIEWERS
Theodore Bruno, MD
Chief Medical Officer
The France Foundation

• Theodore Bruno, MD, is a stock shareholder of Allergan. His spouse is an employee of Allergan.

Louis Kuritzky, MD
Family Medicine Residency Program
University of Florida Health

• Louis Kuritzky, MD, is a consultant for Amgen, Allergan, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Lilly, Lundbeck, NovoNordisk, Sanofi, and Shire. In addition, he is on the speaker’s bureau for Amgen.

Conflict of Interest Policy/Disclosure Statement

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, The France Foundation (TFF) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. TFF resolves all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. Furthermore, TFF seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME/CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. TFF is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME/CE activities that promote improvements in health care and not those of a commercial interest.

Accreditation Statement

The France Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit

Physicians
The France Foundation designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Other American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Maintenance of Certification (“MOC”) Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, “Integrative Solutions to Challenges in Chronic Pain Management” has met the requirements as a MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:

MOC Part II CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology

Instructions for Receiving Credit

• There are no fees for participating in and receiving credit for this activity.
• Review the activity objectives and CME/CE information.
• Complete the CME/CE activity
• Complete the online posttest. A score of 100% is required to successfully complete this activity. The participant may take the test until successfully passed.
• Complete the CME/CE evaluation/attestation form, which provides each participant with the opportunity to comment on how participating in the activity will affect their professional practice; the quality of the instructional process; the perception of enhanced professional effectiveness; the perception of commercial bias; and his/her views on future educational needs.
• Credit documentation/reporting:
• If you are requesting AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or a certificate of participation—your CME/CE certificate will be available for download.
• If you are requesting ABIM MOC points, your MOC points will be submitted electronically to the ACCME, which will register data and notify certifying boards.
• If you are requesting ABMS MOC points, please alert your board that you completed this activity.

Statement of Commercial Support

This program is supported by an independent education grant funded by Pfizer Inc, in partnership with Lilly USA, LLC.

Disclaimer Statement/Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

TFF requires CME faculty (speakers) to disclose when products or procedures being discussed are off label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational, and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary, or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty in this activity may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of US Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. TFF does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. If you have questions, contact the Medical Affairs Department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

Contact Information for Questions About the Activity

If you have questions about this CME activity, please contact The France Foundation at 860-434-1650 or info@francefoundation.com.