What is Pain: Why is it so Difficult for Everyone?

Presented by David Tauben, MD, FACP

Chronic pain is a common condition affecting at least 50 million US adults, with proportionate burden in children. Pain costs in excess of $700 billion per year, and despite this enormous expense continues to challenge population health. Pain remains very poorly understood by clinicians, patients, and health systems. When doctors, nurses, health systems, patients and their advocates better understand what pain “is” and how it’s assessed we can improve and treatment and outcomes.

Objectives:

Understand the neurobiological, psychological, and social mechanisms involved in the experience of pain.
Describe modern assessment strategies for comprehensive pain diagnosis.
Identify individual and system barriers and myths leading to ineffective doctor-patient communication about pain.

About the Presenter:

David Tauben, M.D., FACP is Chief of the University of Washington Division of Pain Medicine, jointly appointed Clinical Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, and the Hughes M & Katherine G Blake Endowed Professor. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pain Medicine. Dr. Tauben is also UW Director of Medical Student Education in Pain Medicine and leads UW TelePain.

CEU Information:

Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA):

This session is available for BCPA CEs (1 CE). Your purchase includes access to the event recording that originally took place on October 17, 2019. It also includes materials related to the presentation (slides, Q&A, etc.).

In order to receive your BCPA 1.0 CE credit as per PACB requirements, you must complete a post-assessment. Instructions for how to access the recording and assessment will be provided via email after completing registration. Certificates will be mailed electronically within 5-7 business days.

Approval Statement: What Is Pain: Why Is it Difficult for Everyone? is approved for 1.0 CEs by the Patient Advocate Certification Board to satisfy the requirements for Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA).

BCPA Competencies: 3E, 3F, 4A, 4E, 5A

This on-demand Continuing Education course is a recording from the WASHAA 7th Annual Meeting - Understanding Pain & Healing, which took place on October 17, 2019. This on-demand recording will expire on October 16, 2021.

If you have any questions, please email info@healthadvocatex.org.

On-Demand CE | What is Pain: Why is it so Difficult for Everyone?