Pain Management CME Program

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics
Article Date: 30 Jan 2004 - 0:00 PDT

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The AMA (American Medical Association) has launched Pain Management, The Online Series at:
http://www.ama-cmeonline.com/

a continuing medical education program. Released on December 23, 2003, it addresses principles of pain physiology, pain assessment, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management options, pain in special populations (e.g., older adults, children), persistent nonmalignant pain, and cancer pain.

Pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek medical attention and a symptom encountered by every physician.

According to American Pain Society estimates, 50 million people are partially or totally disabled by pain and 45% of all Americans seek care for persistent pain at some point in their lives.

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