FRI Researcher Involved with Chronic Pain Treatment

Friends Research Institute via Dr. Frank Vocci was recently involved in the development of case-based activity regarding opioid therapy in primary care and chronic pain. Below are descriptions of the activities.

Description of Internet Activity
A Case-Based Approach to the Safe and Effective Use of Opioid Therapy in Primary Care

This CME/CE case activity was developed by Paul Arnstein, RN, PhD, FNP-C, Bill McCarberg, MD, and Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD and focuses on issues relating to the prescription of opioid analgesics for the management of chronic pain. This activity was designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists who treat pain and chronic pain patients by providing several unique primary care perspectives. This case-based activity was developed in collaboration with the American Pain Foundation, Friends Research Institute, and in consultation with the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Description of Supplement Activity
Protect Your Patients, Protect Your Practice: Practical Risk Assessment in the Structuring of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain

The faculty authors of this CME/CE supplement, Perry G. Fine, MD and Russell K. Portenoy, MD, discuss not only how to assess abuse risk in chronic pain patients being considered for opioid therapy, but also how to position opioid therapy in the overall management of chronic pain. This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists who treat pain and chronic pain patients. This activity was developed in collaboration with the American Pain Foundation, Friends Research Institute, and in consultation with the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse.