{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Medical Marijuana and the Patient With Chronic Pain - Vol. 34, No. 12

Activity Steps

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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Purpose of Activity

The purpose of this article is to review current evidence on the therapeutic uses and indications for medical marijuana in the patient with chronic pain.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Explain the legal, medical, and social aspects of medical marijuana use.
  2. List health hazards of marijuana use.
  3. Identify the role of medical marijuana in the management of chronic pain.

Disclosures

The authors, faculty and staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity and their spouses/life partners (if any) have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations relevant to this CME activity.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 1.5 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: TPM0719
Published: July 2019
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Topics in Pain Management
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Jung H. Kim, MD, and Darryl Brown, MD
Categories: Pain Management
Specialties: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Pain Management
Topics: Chronic Pain , Medical Marijuana