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Overview

Join us at our new location in Norfolk for this exciting educational symposium to learn the latest in treating chronic pain.  Along with our robust plenary sessions, we will have small breakout sessions to delve more fully into current topics.  Join our Friday evening networking session for more one on one time with the faculty and your colleagues.

Objectives

1. Design a rational opioid weaning and compliance program.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of adjunctive medications, physical and psychological pain treatments and develop goals with their patients for implementation.
3. Learn how to have difficult conversations with patients regarding the use of opioids as part of a treatment program for their pain.
4. Demonstrate accurate pain assessment using an opioid weaning and compliance program.
5. As a part of the healthcare team, demonstrate an understanding of adjunctive medications, physical and psychological pain treatments and help develop appropriate goals with patients for implementation.
6. Reflect upon effective difficult conversations to have with patients regarding the use of opioids as part of a treatment program for their pain.