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Understanding Interrelationship Between Chronic Pain and SUD (A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats)


Total Credits: .75 including .75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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State Associations:
IOMA - Iowa
Faculty:
John Massey, MD
Duration:
:44
Expiration:
Never Expires.


Description

Understanding underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of chronic pain, affect of illness and substance abuse disorders gives clinicians important insights into identification and management of these often interrelated disease processes. In essence, these conditions worsen or improved together when properly managed.

Objectives for Understanding Interrelationship Between Chronic Pain and SUD (A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats):

1) Understand unifying pathophysiologic mechanisms of chronic pain, addiction, and mood disorders.

2) Understand concepts of buprenorphine prescribing to improve pain control while reducing risk.

Dr. Massey does not have any financial disclosures.

The Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.

Grievance Policy: IOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be put in writing and forwarded to IOMA Executive Director at ioma@ioma.org or IOMA, 6919 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

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Dr. John Massey has 25 years of experience as a pain management physician in multiple locations across Nebraska. He has served as the chair of the committee that developed and implemented the Nebraska pain guidance document in 2017.

Through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Medical Association, and the CDC Opioid Response Grant, Dr. Massey provides training in the comanagement of substance abuse disorders with chronic pain along with training regarding buprenorphine therapy. He is a member and past chair of the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery and through this affiliation, is a member of the Federation of State Medical Boards. Dr. Massey has previously served on the FSMB committee that revised recommendations regarding physician impairment.

As a lifelong Cornhusker, Dr. Massey is disappointed about Hawkeye football dominance over the last several years.


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