Oregon Pain Management

Course overview

This instructional course has been designed to provide current concepts and skills related to pain management. As research sheds light on pain management issues and treatment methods, healthcare professionals are expected to maintain competency in assessing and treating their patients' pain, as well as managing the side effects of those pain control interventions. The national opioid abuse epidemic has changed the manner in which pain management education is conducted. The state of Oregon requires all healthcare professionals to complete 6 hours of continuing education on the subject of pain management, palliative care and end of life care, or a combination of both, to be completed prior to license renewal. This pain management online course satisfies the 6-hour requirement for all nurses (RN, LPN, and NP). Oregon also requires, in addition to the 6 hours, a specific one-hour, web-based pain education course called Changing the Conversation about Pain, provided only by the Oregon Pain Management Commission (OPMC). This course can be accessed at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/hpa/csi-pmc/pages/index.aspx