SUPPLEMENTAL MODULES
To ensure our core curriculum remains responsive to the evolving needs of learners, we have developed several complementary resources offering more in-depth information on critical challenges faced by healthcare clinicians.
Conversations in Care
Pain Management: Unique Considerations Across Life Stages
This education focuses on equipping healthcare professionals with advanced skills to assess and manage complex pain cases, create tailored pain management plans, and implement multimodal strategies to optimize patient outcomes. By integrating evidence-based approaches, motivational interviewing, hope theory, and collaborative care principles, participants will gain actionable insights to improve patient engagement, resilience, and overall quality of care. Register for the full series of live webinars or select the sessions that best fit your needs! You will need to register for each session via AOA’s learning management system. You do not need to be a member of AOA to set-up an account.
August 12, 2025 8pm ET; 7pm CST; 5pm PT
Case Study 5: Focusing on the Middle-Aged Population
Faculty: Robert Agnello, DO, FACOFP and Meghan Harmon, PharmD
September 6, 2025 11am ET; 10am CST; 8am PT
Case Study 6: Focusing on the Senior Population
Faculty: Wendy Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP and Dan Fleury, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Past Sessions
June 10, 2025: Case Study 3 Focusing on the Middle-Aged Population
Faculty: Kristin Martin, DO, MS, FAAFP, FASAM, FACOFP & Stacey Franks, PRS, NCPRSS, CIT, MA
July 8, 2025: Case Study 4: Focusing on the Pregnant Population
Faculty: Katherine Austman, MD, FASAM and Susan Emberson, RN
Register for the full series of live webinars or select the sessions that best fit your needs! You will need to register for each session via AOA’s learning management system. You do not need to be a member of AOA to set-up an account.
Past Sessions
April 29, 2025: Case Study 1 Focusing on Adolescent/Young Adult Populations: Faculty: Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC & Heather King, PhD
May 10, 2025: Case Study 2 Focusing on Young Adult Population
Faculty: Douglas Martin, MD & Micki Slykhuis, RN
Quality Improvement: Optimizing Pain Management (CE/CME)
20 CME/CE Credit; 20 AAFP Prescribed Credit; 20 MOC Points (ABFM & ABIM)
Managing chronic pain effectively while ensuring patient safety is an important and challenging aspects of patient care. Together with your care team, you have the opportunity to enhance your approach to pain management, strengthen teamwork, and earn Board MOC points by participating in this QI project. Your QI journey will take approximately 2-4 months to complete and will guide you through an actionable framework to drive meaningful change in your practice. (free, but requires creating an account)
Telehealth Module (CE/CME)
1 CME/CE Credit
This one-hour course offers strategies for conducting successful pain management visits via telehealth. Many clinicians have received little to no training on the communication and clinical skills required for telehealth patient encounters, and most have not been taught how to “see” a patient on video during their medical training. Our goal for this education is to enhance the effectiveness of your pain management telehealth visits and keep your patients actively engaged. (free, but requires creating an account)
Surgical Team Module (CE/CME)
1 CME/CE Credit
This educational series focuses on enhancing pain management strategies within the surgical setting. Our goal is to empower the surgical team with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the challenges of pain management, while minimizing the risks associated with opioid use. (free, but requires creating an account)
Fentanyl Module
Brief slide set providing information on the shifts of nonmedical use of substances over time, upcoming trends, and policy and medical approaches to reduce overdose deaths.
Cannabis Module
Brief overview of the cannabis plant, cannabinoids, preparations, mechanism of action, data on efficacy and perceptions, approved indications, clinical considerations for patients with pain, and harm reduction. Also includes a slide on the substance kratom.
Social Determinants of Health and Equity Module
Focused information on factors that make populations vulnerable to pain and OUD, barriers to care, disparities in treatment, biases and stigma, and interventions for better outcomes.
Stigma Module
Impactful slides demonstrating the pervasiveness of stigma and its negative consequences, as well as best practices to overcome/reduce stigma.
Acknowledgment: This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see https://www.opioidanalgesicrems.com/Resources/Docs/List_of_RPC_Companies.pdf for a listing of REMS Program Companies.