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Postmodern Pain Education: “from Being to Becoming”

This talk will follow a “flipped classroom” format. It will not simply duplicate the content of the accompanying editorial published in the World Congress issue of the journal PAIN. Instead, the presenter will provide context, fill gaps in, and explore implications of that editorial. He will highlight fundamental, problematic limitations of our ability to understand and apply concepts and competencies related to pain, its assessment and treatment. Audience interaction will be encouraged.

Upon completion, attendees will be able to:

  • Define “postmodernism”, a broad movement spanning literature, the arts, science, mathematics and education
  • Describe the essential content of traditional pain curricula versus recently developed interprofessional pain-related competencies, and the differences between these two strategies for pain education
  • Salute the achievements of IASP’s special interest group on pain education, while recognizing that many of the tenets and content of pain education are not well-defined, clear and unambiguous – nor are they likely to be

Credit: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and the International Association for the Study of Pain. The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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