Instructions on How to Receive Credit
- Participants must review the materials on accreditation information, target audience, learning objectives, and disclosure information.
- Complete the entire activity, pre/post-test and evaluation.
- After passing the post-test, print out your electronic CE certificate.
- In order to successfully complete this activity learners must achieve a minimum of 65% on the post-test.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from the Western Pain Society.
This activity is sponsored by the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Expiration Date: September 17, 2015
Accreditation Statements Physicians
The Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners This program is approved for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 1307288.
This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standards.
Nurses
Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity offers 1.0 contact hours to participating nurses. This credit may be applied toward licensure requirements in those states that recognize American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA) accredited providers.
Accreditation applies solely to educational activities and does not imply approval or endorsement of any commercial product by the ANCC-COA.
Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13313. The Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education approves this activity for 1.25 contact hours.
Pharmacists The Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is acceptable for
1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing education credit in states that recognize ACPE accredited providers.
All faculty for this continuing education activity are competent in the subject matter and qualified by experience, training, and/or preparation to the tasks and methods of delivery.
Activity Type: Application-based -
ACPE ID# 0781-0000-13-005-H01-P Disclosure
Relationships are abbreviated as follows: E, Educational Planning Committee; G, Grant/research support recipient; A, Advisor/review panel member/educational planning committee; C, Consultant/Independent Contractor; SS, Stock shareholder; SB, Speaker bureau; PE, Promotional Event Talks; H, Honoraria; O, Other.
Faculty
Bill H. McCarberg, MD
Neighborhood Healthcare
Escondido, California
Dr. McCarberg has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships that have occured in the last 12 months: Insys Therapeutics, Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC, NeurogesX Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Salix Pharmaceuticals, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD., Zogenix, Inc/A.
Brett B. Snodgrass, FNP-BC, MSN, APRN
Comphrehensive Primary Care
Bartlett, Tennessee
Ms. Snodgrass has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships that have occured in the last 12 months: Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc./A; Depomed, Inc./SB.
Medical Writer
Kathy Holliman
Donald Editorial Services, LLP
Woodstown, New Jersey
Ms. Holliman has disclosed that she does not have any relevant financial relationships specific to the subject matter of the content of the activity.
Peer Reviewer
Ethan Small, MD
Westchester Anesthesiologists, PPC
White Plains Hospital Division
White Plains, New York
Dr. Small has disclosed that he does not have any relevant financial relationships specific to the subject matter of the content of the activity.
Activity Development and Management Team
Cathy Pagano, CCMEP; Allison A. Muller, Pharm.D, D.ABAT; Scott Kober, MBA, CCMEP; April Reynolds, MS, ELS; Sandra Davidson; and Megan Small are employees of the Institute and have no relationships to disclose.
Off-label Product Disclosure
This educational activity includes discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
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General Disclosure and Copyright Statement The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the participating faculty and not those of the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education (the Institute), Western Pain Society, or any manufacturers of products mentioned herein.
This information is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare professional regarding diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. In no event will the Institute be responsible for any decision made or action taken based upon the information provided in this activity.
Participants are encouraged to consult the package insert for all products for updated information and changes regarding indications, dosages, and contraindications. This recommendation is particularly important for new or infrequently used products.
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The Institute reserves the right to cancel or modify the activity content, faculty, and activities if necessary.