QME Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Patient

This is a beginning to intermediate level course. It is the first in a three part series on chronic pain management.  After taking this course, the health care professional will be able to:

• Discuss current theories of pain including the gate control theory
• Explain a model for understanding and treating chronic pain
• Explain the difference between acute, recurrent acute, and chronic pain
• Discuss psychological factors that affect acute and chronic pain
• Explain the difference between pain and suffering