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• To identify the negative impact of persistent pain on health and quality of life, current methods to assess pain levels, appropriate use of opioid medications, and documentation required for compliance with regulatory policies.
• To integrate appropriate risk assessment strategies for patient abuse, misuse, and diversion among opioid therapies into an overall management approach for acute and chronic pain.
• To describe the specific elements of new abuse deterrent technologies associated with opioid therapy and assess their implications for clinical practice.

Accreditation Statement Novant Health is accredited by the North Carolina Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit: Disclosure Novant Health designates the above educational activity for up to 1 hour(s) in category 1 credit of the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.

Disclosure Novant Health adhers to NCMS Standards regarding industry support of cointuing medical education, and disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known prior to activity.