Webinar

 

Pain is a universal cause of morbidity and disability, with high health burden and economic costs in the United States (US) and worldwide. Effective pain management is recognized as an essential component of caring for patients with pain, yet numerous gaps in pain care exist. Individuals experiencing pain should receive care without inequity or disparity in treatment access or approaches, and greater understanding of the issues by clinicians will lead to more effective pain management.

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Learning Objectives:
After viewing this webinar, participants should be able to:

 

• Describe inequities in pain management related to patient, clinician, and health system factors that contribute to adverse health outcomes.
• Design strategies to improve pain management in clinical practice and reduce inequities in pain care.
• Implement recommended approaches to pain management based on evidence and best practices to ensure equitable treatment.
  
  

Accreditation
Primary Care Education Consortium is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Participation. Physicians and other healthcare professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This enduring material is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category One Credit(s)™. CME is available from September 8, 2023, to September 7, 2024. To receive certification, visit the survey link shown below the webinar.

Faculty
Dr. Larry Charleston, IV, graduated in Medicine from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He then completed his internship in internal medicine at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan and neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.  After residency training, he completed his Headache and Facial Pain fellowship at the Thomas Jefferson Headache Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Dr. Charleston is certified in Adult Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and Headache Medicine by the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties (UCNS).  He received his MS degree in Health and Health Care Research from the National Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2017.  He joined the Department of Neurology at Michigan State University in March 2021.

A frequent lecturer, Dr Charleson has numerous publications on the subject of headache pain, often in the context of underserved and vulnerable patient populations.  He is the Recipient of the 2022 American Headache Society's Seymour Solomon, MD Lecture Award, was selected as a American Academy of Neurology 2021 Headache Medicine NeuroBytes Champion, 2020-present, and was awarded the Abstract of Distinction Merit Award, 2021 at the American Academy of Neurology, 2021 Virtual Meeting. He currently served as a Professor of Neurology, the Director of the Division of Headache and Facial Pain, in the Department of Neurology & Ophthalmology at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and is the Chief Consultant at Charleston Health Neurology & Head Pain Consultants.

Disclosures
Primary Care Education Consortium adheres to the conflict-of-interest policy of the ACCME and the AMA. All individuals in a position to control the content disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned so that participants may evaluate the objectivity of the presentations. In addition, any discussion of off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices will be disclosed by the faculty. Only participants who have no conflict of interest or who agree to an identified mitigation process prior to their participation were involved in this CME activity.

Dr. Charleston discloses that he serves as a consultant for Allergan/AbbVie, Amneal, Aurene Corporation/ENeura, Haleon, LinPharma, Pfizer, Satsuma and Teva. He has received research support from the Disparities in Healthcare Advisory Council, and Amgen, through his institution. He formerly served as a consultant with Biohaven, and on the advisory panel (with stock options) for the now defunct Ctrl M Health.

Austin Ulrich, PharmD, editorial support, has no disclosures to report.

All conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

Sponsorship
This activity is sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium. 

Supporter
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Haleon .

Acknowledgement
The authors received writing/editorial support in the preparation of video and manuscript content from Austin Ulrich, PharmD, of Primary Care Education Consortium. The content for this webinar was produced according to the policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).