CHRONIC PAIN

Course overview

OVER ONE-QUARTER OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SUFFER FROM CHRONIC PAIN. IT IS AMONG THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS SEEN IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC. THE FAILURE TO MANAGE CHRONIC PAIN, AS WELL AS THE OPIOID DEPENDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC PAIN, CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AND DESCRIBES CHRONIC PAIN, AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN, AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.