Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection: Turning a New Leaf in Acute Pain Management – How Recent Advancements Impact the Treatment Paradigm

Release Date: August 28, 2025

Expiration Date: August 28, 2026

Activity Overview

This video-based program is designed for health care professionals to explore the utility of nonopioid therapies in managing acute pain through a unique perspective, putting the patient voice front and center. A patient lends their expertise to this program by sharing their journey dealing with acute pain. This online activity focuses on the burden of acute pain, the current standard of care, the role of voltage-gated sodium channels in the pathophysiology of acute pain, and the efficacy and safety of new therapies that target these sodium channels

Target Audience

This educational activity is directed toward general surgeons, neurologists, primary care providers, physician assistants, registered nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with acute pain.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:

• Identify the impact on quality of life often caused by acute pain
• Implement guideline-directed therapy for treating patients with acute pain
• Evaluate the latest trial findings on new and emerging therapies for acute pain

Faculty, Staff, and Planners’ Disclosures

The staff of Physicians’ Education Resource^®, LLC have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

PER^® mitigated all COI for faculty, staff, and planners prior to the start of this activity by using a multistep process.

Off-Label Disclosure and Disclaimer

This activity may or may not discuss investigational, unapproved, or off-label use of drugs. Learners are advised to consult prescribing information for any products discussed. The information provided in this accredited activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent clinical judgment of a health care professional relative to diagnostic, treatment, or management options for a specific patient’s medical condition. The opinions expressed in the content are solely those of the individual faculty members and do not reflect those of PER^® or any company that provided commercial support for this activity.