Topics in Pain Management

Release Date
Credit Hours
Target Audience
Statement of Needs
Faculty/Staff Credentials and Disclosure
Learning Objectives
Accreditation
Method of Participation
Evaluation Methods
Participation Expiration Date

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Release Date

Twelve individual CME activities are available through the newsletter each year.

Credit Hours

The Lippincott CME Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

An annual total of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are available through the 12 annual issues of Topics in Pain Management.

Target Audience

This CME activity is intended for clinical and academic physicians from the specialties of anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, physical and rehabilitation medicine, and neurosurgery, as well as residents in those fields and other practitioners interested in pain management.

Statement of Needs

Topics in Pain Management is a monthly informational newsletter intended for academic and clinical anesthesiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, physical and rehabilitation physicians, neurosurgeons, as well as residents in those fields and other practitioners with an interest in pain management.

The target audience’s need for this continuing medical education activity is supported by documentation provided through a review of the medical literature, surveys of the target audience, an analysis of the pain management publication market and expert opinion.

This newsletter is intended to serve as a single, comprehensive source on relevant topics that will help keep the target audience abreast of the latest developments in the field of critical care. The newsletter offers educational instruction on clinically relevant topics including but not limited to advances in pharmacology, interventional procedures, as well as clinical reviews of specific pain syndromes.

Topics in Pain Management is unique in focusing on a specific topic in each issue, providing a comprehensive and practical review while also incorporating the most recent research data pertinent to clinical practice. Practitioners will benefit from up-to-date information provided by experts who have significant “hands-on” experience in the chosen topics.

Practitioners also will have a self-test opportunity to reinforce their learning experience and to obtain CME credits. An evaluation assessment questionnaire following the CME quiz in each issue will confirm the quality of each educational activity, the value and use of the learned material in their practice, confirm the credit designation and activity expiration dates, gauge the fairness and balance of each activity, and provide practitioners with the opportunity to suggest topics for future issues.

Given the increasing clinical demands and reduced time to attend live educational programs and conferences, Topics in Pain Management will provide a convenient home/office-based alternative for professionals seeking continuing medical education.

Faculty/Staff Credentials and Disclosure

Faculty and author affiliations and financial disclosure information are procured and printed prior to each CME article in each issue.

Other LCMEI/WKH/Other staff financial disclosure information is procured and printed prior to each CME article in each issue.

Learning Objectives

This CME activity is intended to update practitioners on recent developments in pain management, with particular emphasis on those areas of development that have an immediate impact on patient care. The CME activity will cover a broad range of topics relevant to the contemporary practice of pain management, including but not limited to advances in pharmacology, interventional procedures, as well as clinical reviews of specific pain syndromes.

Specific learning objectives for each CME activity are procured and printed prior to the CME article in each issue of Topics in Pain Management.

Accreditation

The Lippincott CME Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Method of Participation

The Topics in Pain Management CME Program enables subscribers to earn up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year. The article published in each issue throughout the year is designated course reading. To earn CME credit, a participant must read each designated CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. A participant must elect the best answer and place a check mark or an X mark in the corresponding space on the enclosed answer form sheet. Participants are requested not to fill in the answer box completely. Make a photocopy of the completed answer form for your own files and mail the original answer form in the enclosed postage-paid business reply envelope for receipt by LCMEI, Inc. by the expiration date printed in each issue. Acknowledgment will be sent to you within six to eight weeks of participation. For more information, call (800) 638-3030. The CME credits are included in the subscription price.

Online

The Topics in Pain Management Online CME Program enables subscribers to earn up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year. The article published in each online issue throughout the year is designated course reading. To earn CME credit, a participant must read each designated CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey online, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. A participant must elect the best answer and place a check mark in the corresponding space on the answer screen. Upon completion, the subscriber clicks the “Send” button and submits the exam for grading. Upon achieving a passing score, participants are provided with a certificate .pdf to print out on their own computers.

Evaluation Methods

Twelve evaluation assessment questions will be included as part of the CME Quiz. These questions ensure that we determine that each activity's learning objectives have been met, that the activity was of educational value to the target audience and was unbiased, and offer participants a method of feedback.

Participation Expiration Date

Each individual CME activity will expire within one year of the activity’s release date.