Osteoarthritis and Pain: Intensive Training in Pain Management

Credits Available:

3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 3.25 ANCC contact hours

• Osteoarthritis and Pain: Intensive Training in Pain Management - Baseline Assessment Module

  The self-assessment covers all elements of the curriculum, including the group discussions and group tasks.

• Osteoarthritis and Pain: Intensive Training in Pain Management - Module 1

  Learn about the personal and societal burden of OA and OA pain, racial and gender disparities in OA presentation and treatment, the impact of OA pain on quality of life and development of comorbidities, and the value and limitations of current treatments for OA.

• Osteoarthritis and Pain: Intensive Training for Pain Management - Module 2

  The pathophysiology of pain, the role of the nerve growth factor pathway in OA pain physiology, and the clinical trial experience about investigational treatments that target the pathway are covered in this second self-study module.

• Osteoarthritis and Pain: Intensive Training in Pain Management - Final Assessment Module

  The self-assessment covers all elements of the curriculum, including the group discussions and group tasks.

• Julia: A Patient with OA

  After reviewing the story of Julia, located on the resource page, the group will discuss the burden of OA on Julia. The group will discuss how pain affects Julia and will look at the overall quality of her life and how she now lacks independence and copes with the changes to her life.

• Treatment choices for patients with OA

  The group will discuss the use of common medications for OA, their mechanisms of action, and how effective they are in clinical practice. Additionally, the group will discuss what types of non-pharmacologic therapies they use for their patients and what techniques they use in shared decision-making.

• Managing Pain in an Opioid-Tolerant Patient with OA

  This activity will center on a new patient with long-term OA, who has been taking opioids for several years to treat his OA pain. Each member of the group will be assigned a different element of the process to address optimizing pain management.

• Mr. Alberts: A 67 year old man with pain in his knees (Standardized Patient Simulation)

  Participants will interact with the standardized patient and interview him about his perceptions of how OA has affected his life. Questions will be centered around his loss of functionality, decreased quality of life, and effects on his family life.

Thank you for your interest. Currently, the curriculum is closed for enrollment but we encourage you to keep an eye out for future opportunities or alternative programs that might align with your educational goals.

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