DHS pain management

Events and CEU opportunities

ONGOING CEU OPPORTUNITIES

• Mandatory training for professionals
• Ongoing training opportunities

Events

Pain Management and Treatment for the 21^st Century Healthcare Worker

The Secondary Prevention of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

New Paradigms in Pain Management: Implication for OC/PT Therapists

This course discusses new research in the processing of pain in the context of CNS neuroplasticity, the neuromatrix of the body-self, and interventions which alter the unique genetically determined neurosignature. It specifically addresses limbic influences on pain and pain perception, the role of the cerebral cortex in pain perception, and the reclassification of chronic pain, owing to altered CNS processing, as a chronic disease. This information will be discussed in the context of implications for, and a description of, therapeutic interventions that have been found to effect positive neuroplasticity of the CNS. Please call Celina Mesa at 503-731-6673 for more information. To be offered:

Pediatric Pain Management

Pain is a complex healthcare problem that can affect the physical and emotional well being of children. Poorly controlled pain can have undesirable effects on the child's physiological, metabolic and emotional status. Many leading organizations such as the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics are calling for better pain management in this vulnerable population. This class will cover an overview of pediatric pain, including barriers to and disparities in effective pain management, pain assessment, types of pain, and treatment options.

Pain Management for Health Professionals

The under-treatment of pain is causing much needless suffering, according to recent research. Many leading pain organizations such as the American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine are calling for better education on pain management. This class will cover an overview of pain in America, including barriers toeffective pain management and the truth about addiction. It will also address the key to proper assessment, neuropathic pain and pharmacological interventions. Discussion of a multidisciplinary approach is given, along with case studies and specifics about practicing in Oregon. This workshop meets 6 contact hours of mandated education in Pain Management, required by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, for registered nurses and nurse practitioners. Provider approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12654.

Ongoing CEU Opportunities

Oregon Pain Management: 6 Units
Provided by: ATrain Education, Inc
 
Where: http://www.atrainceu.com/state_ceus.php
 
What: A 6-unit accredited online course that meets the pain management requirement for Oregon healthcare professionals. Read the course, pass the test, register and pay, then print your certificate.
 
Information: ATrain Education, Inc is an approved provider through the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the CA Board of Registered Nursing, and the Florida Board of Nursing. For more information visit our website at www.ATrainCeu.com, call 707 459-1315, or e-mail: Sharon@ATrainCeu.com.

Pain Management for Nurses - an online CE option

provided by- OHSU School of Nursing

What: There are five modules that can be taken as a core offering or as individual modules. Participants can select modules specific to their area of practice.

Where: For more information and to register online visit, www.ohsu.edu/son/ce and click on "Pain Management for Nurses"

Information: The OSBN has developed pain management curriculum guidelines & this course has been developed in conjuction with those guidelines. This course meets the 6 CEU credits required for RNs and LPNs in Oregon.

Pain Management Dilemmas in Primary Care

Where: Online course at www.JFPonline.com

Who: presented by the Journal of Family Practice

Information: Online course offers six approved CMEs

PCC Pain Management Seminar

Portland Community College offers a pain management seminar four times a year. The program is titled "Pain Management for Health Professionals" and will fulfill the six hour portion of the continuing education requirement in approved CEU's. You may call (503)977-4933 for more information or visit the PCC website at www.pcc.edu/registration/

Other ongoing opportunities

• American Medical Association -- Pain Management: The Online Series
  
   
• Concepts in Chronic Pain Management Online training -- Available on demand at www.ChiroCredit.com
  Internet Based Continuing Education Coursework that meets the Pain Management requirements of the OBCE. Stevan Cordas, DO, MPH. For more information please visit www.ChiroCredit.com or call 860-463-9003.
  
  
• Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association -- www.hpna.org/websites.asp
  
  
• National Institutes of Health -- http://consensus.nih.gov/CMELIST.htm
  
  
• Oncology Nursing Society -- www.ons.org/ceCentral/
  
  
• Portland Community College -- www.pcc.edu/schedule/ (Go to non-credit classes> Health care Professionals> Pain Management)
  
  
• Pain.com -- www.pain.com/sections/professional/index.cfm
  
  
• My Free CE -- www.myfreece.com/welcome.asp
  
  
• Medscape (from WebMD) -- www.medscape.com/cmecenterdirectory/
  
  
• Wild Iris Medical Education -- www.wildirismedicaleducation.com/index.htm (Go to State Mandated courses)

Mandatory training for medical professionals.

The Oregon Pain Commission's one-hour, online, Oregon-specific pain management education course. Read more

To register and take this online course, go to the Oregon Pain Management Program Web site

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