Pain, Opioids, and Hard Conversations is a Course
Full course description
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Examine the challenging elements of patient-provider communication related to pain, opioids, and safe alleviation of pain.
Develop strategies to achieve patient and provider goals for pain management while maintaining a therapeutic patient-provider relationship.
Apply effective approaches to patient-provider communication around pain, opioids, and safe alleviation of pain.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Talking about pain and opioids can be complicated for many reasons. This course focuses on helping providers better understand the complexities of the conversation, examples of language they can adopt, and reflect an understanding of how these conversations can happen quickly given the realities of clinical care.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
PAIN, OPIOIDS, AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION
Presented by:
Erin Donovan, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Communication Studies in the Moody College of Communication
Director of Interdisciplinary of Communication Studies in the Moody College of Communication
Director of Interdisciplinary Education for the Center for Health Communication
University of Texas at Austin
Brandon Altillo, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Dell Medical School
Learning Objectives
- Examine the challenging elements of patient-provider communication related to pain, opioids, and safe alleviation of pain.
- Develop strategies to achieve patient and provider goals for pain management while maintaining a therapeutic patient-provider relationship.
- Apply effective approaches to patient-provider communication around pain, opioids, and safe alleviation of pain.
- Explain why conversations about pain between patients and providers are inherently challenging.
- Develop a framework for these challenges based on the patient-provider communication literature.
- Identify scenarios in patient-provider communication around pain that involve increased risk of misinterpretation or misunderstanding between patient and provider.
- Develop strategies to communicate about pain while maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a patient.
- Identify affirming, destigmatizing language that facilitates conversations about pain with patients.
- Critique the communication skills of observed providers communicating with patients about pain.
- Apply evidence-based communication strategies to common patient scenarios involving discussions of pain and opioids.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Target audience
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Residents, and other healthcare team members.
Speaker's Disclosures
Erin Donovan, Ph.D, Brandon Altillo, MD, speakers for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planners' Disclosures
Michael Mackert, Komal Gandhi, Shayna Brewer, Erin Donovan, Brandon Altillo, Brad Love, David Ring, MD, planners for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course has been designated by The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School for 1.00 credit(s) of education in pain management and the prescription of opioids; and medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Disclosure Statement:
Requirements for successful completion: To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must sign in, attend the entire activity, and complete and submit the evaluation form. Once successful completion has been verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 1.00 contact hours.
Conflicts of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect or impact educational content with which he or she may have a commercial interest or a potentially biasing relationship of a financial nature. All planners and presenters/authors/content reviewers must disclose the presence or absence of a conflict of interest relative to this activity The activity’s Nurse Planner has determined that no one who has the ability to control the content of this CNE activity – planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers – has a conflict of interest. This activity expires 11/02/1024.
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been accredited for 1.00 CNE by University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is jointly provided by University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing and the University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School.
Time to complete this module: 60 minutes
Original release date: 11/02/2022
End date: 11/02/2024
*CME & CNE is not available after the end date