Activity ID
7386Expires
April 4, 2027Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
2Fee
$25 per moduleCME Provider: American College of Physicians
Description of CME Course
Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This module is one of two that allow learners to apply their pain management knowledge to a series of cases on pain; this one on low back pain. This module is part of a nine-module series that contains 7 didactic modules on Pain Management and 2 modules of case studies. Modules can be viewed independent of each other.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Commercial Support?
YesNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
1. Perform bio-psychosocial assessment of a patient with low back pain.
2. Establish a prioritized differential diagnosis for a patient with low back pain.
3. Formulate a treatment plan for a patient with low back pain.
4. Select communication frameworks to enhance patient partnership when communicating about pain and pain management.
Keywords
"diagnose low back pain"; "self-assessment low back pain"; "treatment low back pain"
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
