Downloadable participant materials are available below. These materials were distributed during the live CME-certified clinical assembly, "War on Pain: New Strategies in Pain Management for Military Personnel and Veterans," held at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Thursday, September 30, 2010. These materials are not certified for CME credits.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Acute and chronic pain afflict military personnel and veterans in proportions exceeding the general population and pain is a leading cause of disability. Characteristics of modern warfare produce serious, but survivable, injuries to bodily tissues and to the peripheral and central nervous systems that cause acute pain and, in many cases, lead to chronic pain. Providing a continuum of adequate pain management, from the time of injury through to recovery of function and quality of life, is crucial to the well-being of our warriors and veterans. Left untreated, pain can have life-long consequences.

This educational initiative is designed to support the development of a continuum of effective pain care services to benefit both the active military and the veteran population by providing military, VA clinicians with the latest research and developments in pain management. This initiative will help clinicians offer the highest level of skill and expertise aimed to prevent long-term suffering and disability and to provide effective pain relief.

Faculty

Co-Chairs

Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD Chief, Defense and Veterans Pain Management Initiative Walter Reed Army Medical Center Associate Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Washington, DC

Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH Deputy National Program Director for Pain Management Veterans Affairs Health System Philadelphia Veteran Affairs Medical Center Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care Director for Pain Policy Research and Primary Care, Penn Pain Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for federal health care clinicians (physicians, clinical pharmacists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and nurses) involved in the management of pain for veterans and military personnel working within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the US Public Health Service.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

This activity was designed to address the following IOM competencies: provide patient-centered care; work in interdisciplinary teams; employ evidence-based practice; apply quality improvement techniques; utilize informatics

Upon completion of the activities in this initiative, the participants should be better able to:

1. Adapt current practice to recognize pain as a progressive disease process, not simply a response to injury
2. Interpret the latest evidence regarding the neurological mechanisms of pain
3. Define consequences of unrelieved pain and summarize the importance of identifying and managing associated comorbidities found within the veteran/military population
4. Integrate a patient-centered approach that will allow pain care practitioners to relate case examples by comparing and drawing parallels between the soldier or veteran patient vs "typical" patients
5. Assess the future state of patients with acute and chronic pain and outline the balance of risk and benefit in planning stratified multimodal treatment in this pain population

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Penn State College of Medicine and Rockpointe® Corporation. Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION STATEMENT

Penn State College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE POLICY

Penn State College of Medicine is committed to offering CME/CE programs that promote improvements or quality in health care and are developed free of the control of commercial interests. Reasonable efforts have been taken to ensure that our programs are balanced, independent, objective, scientific, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. Faculty and course directors have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with commercial companies, and Penn State has a process in place to resolve any conflict of interest. Penn State also requires that faculty disclose any discussion of offlabel or investigational uses included in their presentations. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in a presentation, but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

The information presented at this CME/CE program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, Penn State College of Medicine. Each participant must use his/her personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

FDA DISCLOSURE

The contents of some CME/CE activities may contain discussions of non-approved or off-label uses of some agents mentioned. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.

Presented by:		In Cooperation with:
United States Army Medical Department	Walter Reed Army Medical Center	The United States Department of Veteran Affairs
	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Sponsored by:		Educational Partner:
Supported by an educational grant from:
PriCara, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

DOWNLOADABLE PARTICIPANT MATERIALS

Office of The Army Surgeon General Pain Management Task Force Final Report 2010

War on Pain Clinical Assembly Participant Syllabus

War on Pain Clinical Assembly Key Presentation Slides

War on Pain Clinical Assembly References

 

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