Course Overview

DSM-422: Focus on Pain Management (3 Credits)
Program(s): CMR

COURSE CONSULTANTS

THIRD AND F FOURTH EDITIONS:

Michael Ashburn, MD, MPH
Vice President for Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
ZARS, Inc
Salt Lake City, Utah

Arthur G. Lipman, PharmD
Professor of Pharmacotherapy,
College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology,
School of Medicine

Director of Clinical Pharmacology, Pain Management Center
University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Editor, Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
Salt Lake City, Utah

Graduate Supplement
DSM-5422
To earn graduate-level credit, this supplement and course DSM-422 must be successfully completed.

Click here for more information about graduate-level credit.

Who Should Take This Course:
Sales representatives and managers who interact with healthcare practitioners, including physicians, anesthetists, nurses and nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists, and physical, occupational, and other therapists, and those with an interest in the comprehensive management of pain.

Career Applications/Benefits:
Pain is the most common symptom prompting people to seek medical care and is the second leading cause of medically related absence from work. Chronic pain conditions represent a major source of disability and healthcare expense. Many agencies have established pain management guidelines for conditions such as acute low back pain, cancer, arthritis, sickle cell disease, and pain in elderly patients. Several effective options exist for the management of pain, and many authorities now recommend an interdisciplinary team approach to pain management. Pharmaceutical companies have an opportunity to make physicians and others on pain management teams aware of available options and new products for alleviating pain. This course will benefit those in pharmaceutical companies that develop and market such products. For healthcare representatives and others with an interest in pain management, an awareness of pain management guidelines and their rationale will be critical to understanding the way clinicians seek to manage their patients’ pain and the various treatment alternatives available to them.

Course Description:
This course begins with a discussion of the anatomy and physiology of pain, the different types of pain and their classification, and methods used to assess pain in particular groups of patients. Next, the course reviews guidelines for pain management, including appropriate use of pharmacologic therapies such as opioids, nonopioid analgesics and adjuvants, and nonpharmacologic therapies. The course then discusses team approaches to pain management, pain management for terminally ill patients, the emergence of pain management centers, and pain management programs.

Related Courses:
• Disease Management
• Introduction to Pharmacology
• Long-Term Care
• Musculoskeletal System
• Oncology: Treatment and Management

Chapter Content:

Chapter 1: Overview of Pain
	Anatomy and Physiology of Pain Classification of Pain Assessment of Pain
Chapter 2: Pain Management Options
	Pain Management Guidelines Pharmacologic Therapy: Nonopioid Analgesic Agents Pharmacologic Therapy: Opioid Analgesic Agents Pharmacologic Therapy: Adjuvant Analgesic Agents and Other Options Nonpharmacologic Therapy
Chapter 3: Pain Management Programs
	Team Approaches to Pain Management Palliative Care Types of Pain Management Programs Pain Management Programs in Managed Care Organizations

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to discuss the anatomy and physiology of pain, classification of pain, and tools used in the assessment of pain; discuss guidelines for pain management, and available pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies for pain control; and discuss various pain management programs now available.