SYM-02 - Aching for Improvement: Review of the Gaps and Latest Advances in Osteoarthritis Pain and Other Chronic Pain Management

Chronic pain, including pain from osteoarthritis (OA), plagues more than half of older adults in the US. To help alleviate this pain, PCPs, NPs, PAs, and pain specialists must be kept up to date with the recommendations for optimal assessment of, goal setting for, and monitoring of patients with OA pain and other chronic pain. This activity, Aching for Improvement: Review of the Gaps and Latest Advances in Osteoarthritis Pain and Other Chronic Pain Management, will help clinicians appropriately tailor pain management plans to their individual patients, including those in special populations, such as the elderly. PCPs, NPs, PAs, and pain specialists will better understand the safety and efficacy profiles of each of the available pain treatment options, along with the unique considerations one must take into account when treating more complex patients.

Accreditation statement:
Jointly Provided by Global Education Group and Rockpointe

Support statement:
This program is supported through an educational grant from Pfizer Inc and Lilly. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit lillygrantoffice.com.

Program Overview:
Chronic pain, including pain from osteoarthritis (OA), plagues more than half of older adults in the US. In order to help alleviate this pain, primary care physicians (PCPs), NPs, PAs, and pain specialists must be kept up to date with the recommendations for optimal assessment of, goal setting for, and monitoring of patients with OA pain and other chronic pain.

This activity, Aching for Improvement: Review of the Gaps and Latest Advances in Osteoarthritis Pain and Other Chronic Pain Management, will help clinicians appropriately tailor pain-management plans to their individual patients, including those in special populations, such as the elderly. PCPs, NPs, PAs, and pain specialists will better understand the safety and efficacy profiles of each of the available pain treatment options, along with the unique considerations one must take into account when treating more complex patients.

This program is designed to address ACGME and NAM competencies, including delivering patient-centered care and practicing evidence-based medicine.

CE Credit:
In order to receive credit for this session, you must take the posttest and evaluation post-program at rockpointe.com/OAPain. Please note, this will open up a new page; credit will be issued separately.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how to assess patients with osteoarthritis (OA) pain and other chronic pain using current screening recommendations and tools
• Identify available strategies to facilitate optimal goal setting, and monitoring of patients with OA and other chronic pain
• Develop effective, personalized OA pain and other chronic pain treatment plans in special populations (e.g. elderly)
• Evaluate the safety and efficacy data with novel nerve growth factor (NGF) inhibitors in clinical development for OA pain and other chronic pain