Pfizer Presents:

Rethink Chronic Pain
Featuring
Stephen E. Kearney Jr., PharmD
5:30 PM - Registration
6:00 PM - Dinner and Informational Program

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Immediately following the Pfizer presentation
Community Care of North Carolina & The Governor’s Institute Present:

A Guide to Rational Opioid Prescribing
Featuring
James Finch, M.D.

This training will assist prescribers of pain medications to…

• Understand the multi-dimensional character of chronic pain as a distinct clinical entity
• Identify the role of opioids in the safe and effective management of chronic pain
• Use rational prescribing to provide adequate pain management while minimizing the risk of abuse of controlled medications
• Intervene effectively when misuse or abuse of medications occur
• Network with local pain management and behavioral health experts
• Apply training concepts to relevant case studies

Target Audience:

• Primary Care, Family Medicine, Emergency, Pain Management, and Osteopathic Physicians
• Pharmacists
• Dentists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Psychiatrists

http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/rxbrief/

Questions? Please contact the Project Lazarus Training Coordinator at the

Governor’s Institute on Substance Abuse: (919) 256-7415