Now available from the American Academy of Family Physicians as member-only resources are a new chronic pain management toolkit and a free continuing medical education (CME) webcast focused on chronic opioid therapy.
The toolkit includes an action plan, pain inventory, work questionnaire, medication agreement between patient and physician, an opioid risk tool, and links to additional AAFP and external resources for physicians. These tools can be used together or separately, depending on practice need. And everything included in the toolkit is consistent with key recommendations in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Federation of State Medical Board guidelines. The toolkit is a dynamic resource and will evolve as more resources are added in order to provide the most up-to-date information to Academy members.
The hour-long CME webcast on chronic opioid therapy was recorded May 27, is available to members only, and is worth one AAFP Prescribed credit. David Walsworth, MD, associate chair for clinical affairs and associate professor in the family medicine department at the College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, presents the course that teaches family physicians how to evaluate patients presenting with chronic, nonterminal pain to assess for potential opioid responsiveness and opioid risk.