This course reviews the different pain categories to build a foundation on which to discuss the pain management challenges of people with a substance use disorder. During this course, learners learn strategies to help navigate the complexities of use and abuse.
Course created on March 11, 2024
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio
CE/CEU Offered: AK/2.25; AL/2.25; AR/2.25; ASWB ACE/2.25 General; AZ/2.25; CA/2.25; CE Broker/2.25 Pain & Symptom Management, CE Broker #20-1187648; CO/2.25; CT/2.25; DC/2.25; DE/2.25; FL/2.25; GA/2.25; HI/2.25; IA/2.25; IACET/0.2; ID/2.25; IL/2.25; IN/2.25; KS/2.25; KY/2.25; LA/2.25; MA/2.25; MD/2.25; ME/2.25; MI/2.25; MN/2.25; MO/2.25; MS/2.25; MT/2.25; NC/2.25; ND/2.25; NE/2.25; NH/2.25; NM/2.25; NV/2.25; NY-Contact Hours/2.0 Self-Study; OH/2.25; OK/2.25; OR/2.25; PA/2.25; RI/2.25; SC/2.25; SD/2.25; TN/2.25; TX/2.25; UT/2.25; VA/2.25; VT/2.25; WA/2.25; WI/2.25; WV/2.25; WY/2.25
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the different categories of pain and related symptoms.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe challenges faced by people with substance use disorder who experience pain.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how understanding pain management challenges of people with substance use disorder can increase empathy when working with this population.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Opioid Prescribing and User Data/CDC Recommendations |
| 10-15 Minutes | Pain Categories and Related Symptoms |
| 15-25 Minutes | Review of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)/Possible Causes of SUD/Prevalence of SUD |
| 25-30 Minutes | Misconceptions of People with SUD |
| 30-40 Minutes | Pain Management: Expectation Management |
| 40-60 Minutes | Pain in the Presence of SUD and What do Patients Want? |
| 60-70 Minutes | Pain Management Options: Safety is the Key |
| 70-80 Minutes | Implicit Bias: Who me? |
| 80-100 Minutes | Sympathy vs. Empathy, Multimodal Pain Management and Non-Pharmacological Options |
| 100-115 Minutes | Therapeutic Pain Management Options |
| 115-121 Minutes | Summary and Q&A |
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Susan Holmes-Walker
PhD RN
Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN the owner and founder of the Sulan Group LLC, is a registered nurse licensed in the states of Michigan and Florida. Dr. Holmes-Walker has experience as an adult pain clinical nurse specialist, case manager, and risk specialist.
Given the current state of the opioid epidemic, Dr. Holmes-Walker’s mission is to share lessons learned from the research literature and clinical practice during her nursing career to provide continuing education to healthcare professionals. The primary goal of this education is to increase knowledge and understanding of how quality pain assessment leads to improved pain management and can be used as a tool to address the opioid epidemic.
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