Safe and effective pain control after surgery.
Towards a Non-Opioid Pain Control Pathway and Best Practices for the Head, Neck and Thyroid Patient Webinar
December 3, 2020 (1 CME credit)
ERAS Protocols Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Opioid Use Course (0.5 CME credits)
Perioperative Pain Management in Opioid-Tolerant Patients (0.75 CME credits)
Improving Surgical Patient Outcomes and Minimizing Risks with Opioid-Sparing Pain Control (2.75 CME credits)
This course is composed of 7 modules whose focus is on the delivery of peripheral nerve blocks and patient safety
Safe Pain Control and Regional Anesthesia for the Practicing General Surgeon
Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach
ACS Statement on Opioid Abuse (published August 2017)
How Does the ACS Safe and Effective Pain Control Program Help Me and My Patients?
Physician Office Sign on Practicing Safe and Effective Pain Control for Adults
Physician Office Sign on Practicing Safe and Effective Pain Control for Children and Teens
Safe and Effective Pain Control Screening Checklist
Patient Brochure: Safe and Effective Pain Control After Surgery for Adults
Patient Brochure: Safe and Effective Pain Control after Surgery for Children and Teens
How to Use the Safe Pain Control Brochure with Your Patients
Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
AHRQ Patient Safety and Opioid Medications
Strategies for Flipping the Script on Opioid Overprescribing
APSA Pediatric Quality and Safety Toolkit (Opioid Reduction)
Predicting inadequate postoperative pain management in depressed patients: A machine learning approach
PLoS One, February 2019
Cannabis use may increase sedation requirements for endoscopic procedures
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, April 2019
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Specialty-specific series of webinars on best practices for managing pain in the complex patient as well as be introduced to evidence-based guidelines that are new and/or emerging.
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