UPMC Pain Medicine Annual Event

Pittsburgh, PA US
April 14, 2023

Learning Objectives

UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE BETTER PATIENT CARE TECHNIQUES WITH AIM OF UNDERSTANDING TRENDS WITHIN HEALTHCARE & PAIN MANAGEMENT.
UPON COMPLETION, THE LEARNER WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE STRATEGICALLY HEADED AS A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE LEARNER WILL GAIN NEW TACTICS IN ADDRESSING PATIENT DE-ESCALATION.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/28/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
04/14/2023 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/14/2023 - 1:00pm EDT
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Noon – 12:30    Registration

12:30 – 12:45        Welcome  
Shannon Morrissey, MSCL (Assistant Administrator)
Christian Trent (Director of Operations)

12:45 – 1:00    New Procedures, Workflows, Coding
Ajay Wasan, MD, MSc (Vice Chair) 

1:00 – 1:30        Executive Speaker – State of HSD/PSD and Access
Joon S. Lee, MD (Executive Vice President, UPMC, and President, UPMC Physician Services, Health Services Division)
 
1:30 – 2:15        De-Escalation   
Daniel Lichok
(Program Manager-Crisis Training Institute and Co-Coordinator, 
CISM ASAP Staff Support Team)

2:15 – 2:30        BREAK

2:30 – 3:00        Medical Cannabis “No CME credit awarded”
Cheryl Bernstein, MD (Associate Professor)
Edward Kim, MD (UPMC Pain Medicine Fellow)

3:00 – 3:45        Buprenorphine Management in Chronic Pain 
Trent Emerick, MD, MBA (Associate Chief)

3:45 – 3:50        Closing Remarks
Christian Trent (Director of Operations)

3:50            Adjournment

Herberman Conference Center - Shadyside Cancer Pavilion
5115 Centre Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
United States

Noon – 12:30    Registration

12:30 – 12:45        Welcome  
Shannon Morrissey, MSCL (Assistant Administrator)
Christian Trent (Director of Operations)

12:45 – 1:00    New Procedures, Workflows, Coding
Ajay Wasan, MD, MSc (Vice Chair) 

1:00 – 1:30        Executive Speaker – State of HSD/PSD and Access
Joon S. Lee, MD (Executive Vice President, UPMC, and President, UPMC Physician Services, Health Services Division)
 
1:30 – 2:15        De-Escalation   
Daniel Lichok
(Program Manager-Crisis Training Institute and Co-Coordinator, 
CISM ASAP Staff Support Team)

2:15 – 2:30        BREAK

2:30 – 3:00        Medical Cannabis “No CME credit awarded”
Cheryl Bernstein, MD (Associate Professor)
Edward Kim, MD (UPMC Pain Medicine Fellow)

3:00 – 3:45        Buprenorphine Management in Chronic Pain 
Trent Emerick, MD, MBA (Associate Chief)

3:45 – 3:50        Closing Remarks
Christian Trent (Director of Operations)

3:50            Adjournment

 

Faculty Disclosure
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.5 contact hours.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 2.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.50 Attendance
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For more information, please contact Christian D. Trent by email at trentcd3@upmc.edu.