Enduring CME Course: ACP Pain Management Cases – Low Back Pain

Activity ID

7386

Expires

April 4, 2027

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

Fee

$25 per module

CME Provider: American College of Physicians

Description of CME Course

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This module is one of two that allow learners to apply their pain management knowledge to a series of cases on pain; this one on low back pain. This module is part of a nine-module series that contains 7 didactic modules on Pain Management and 2 modules of case studies. Modules can be viewed independent of each other.

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ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Anesthesiology

Family Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychiatry and Neurology

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Commercial Support?

Yes

NOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.

General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

1. Perform bio-psychosocial assessment of a patient with low back pain.
2. Establish a prioritized differential diagnosis for a patient with low back pain.
3. Formulate a treatment plan for a patient with low back pain.
4. Select communication frameworks to enhance patient partnership when communicating about pain and pain management.

Keywords

"diagnose low back pain"; "self-assessment low back pain"; "treatment low back pain"

Competencies

Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military