About
This course is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide for acute pain management and opioid stewardship by a surgical prescriber.
The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The credit claiming deadline for this activity is May 5, 2027.
If you would like to transmit your CME data from the Post-Operative Pain Management: Naïve to Challenging activity to the American Board of Surgery you will need to provide your American College of Surgeons ID when completing the evaluation. If you do not already have an ACS learner ID you can create one through the MyCME Portal. This is a free offering for both members and nonmembers who have enrolled in an ACS educational activity such as the Post-Operative Pain Management: Naïve to Challenging activity. If you need assistance with your ACS ID please contact Log-In Help.
Technical Recommendations
To avoid technical issues:
- Use a computer with strong internet connection and ability to print or save to PDF.
- This course includes audio. Please connect headphones or turn on speakers.
- Recommended browsers: Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge
If you encounter technical issues, please contact info@scwisconsin.org
Program Objectives
This activity is designed for physicians. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Analyze the science and clinical implications of post-operative pain management
- Understand persistent post-operative pain and harm reduction
- Implement prescribing strategies for opioid naive patients, opioid tolerant patients, and patients with opioid use disorder
- Develop a strategy for managing acute pain in patients receiving chronic medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
- Identify high-risk scenarios for opioid-related adverse events and implement appropriate harm-reductions strategies
Additional CME Information
Award of CME credits by ACS is based on compliance of the program with the ACCME accreditation requirements and does not imply endorsement by ACS of the content, the faculty, or the sponsor of the program.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.
Complete the course evaluation and self-assessment to receive your CME credit HERE
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any ineligible company held in the last 24 months. Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf of all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
Please see the insert to this program for the complete disclosure list.
Course Authors
Rebecca Busch, MD
Amit Singh, DO
