Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: What You Need to Know
Course: #1033892Level: Introductory 1 Hour 377 Reviews
This course will discuss pain definitions, pain perception, principles of quality pain management, including therapeutic communication about pain, and prevention of transition to chronic pain, in order to improve understanding of the relationship between the opioid epidemic and pain management. It will also review the literature discussing the relationship between hearing loss and opioid misuse.
This course was created to satisfy the Michigan pain management continuing education requirement for SLPs, though information in it is relevant to all states.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Related; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the relationship between opioid misuse and acute hearing loss.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how to apply principles of quality pain management.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how to apply principles of prevention in the context of the transition from acute to chronic pain.
Course created on May 1, 2020
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Opioid and Hearing Loss Literature Review |
| 15-20 Minutes | Patient Introduction |
| 20-40 Minutes | Principles of Pain Management |
| 40-55 Minutes | Prevention of Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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377 ReviewsPresented By
Susan Holmes-Walker
PhD, RN
Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD RN, 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 provide continuing education to health care professionals to: (1) increase knowledge on the impact of the opioid epidemic; (2) understand the importance of quality pain assessment; and (3) utilizing the principles of prevention to manage and treat acute pain.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Introductory Level
0.1 ASHA CEUs
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
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