De-stress Pain Management
Rethinking Opioid and Non-Opioid Therapies
Hundreds of healthcare professionals participated in year 1 of this curriculum.
It is a free series where osteopathic primary care clinicians learned multidisciplinary strategies to expand their knowledge and competence of pain management using non-pharmacologic and non-opioid therapies. Our course is unique in that it incorporates the osteopathic values of treating the whole person.
It also meets the DEA's one-time requirement for eight credit hours of training on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.
Course Current Closed
Self-Assessment Launches in Program Year 2
The year two program launches in late-November 2024 with a self-assessment, followed by a new curriculum that will be available in February 2025.
- Opportunity one: Participants who earn a passing score on the self-assessment automatically receive the completion certification and earn credit towards the DEA requirements.
- Opportunity two: Participants who do not earn a passing score are encouraged to take the full curriculum and then retake the assessment.
- Opportunity three: Participants can opt to complete the full curriculum to expand their knowledge of opioid treatment and take the assessment at the end.
Check this page regularly for updates, including a link to the self-assessment when it is available.
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Not just for DOs
Did you know this series is not just for DOs – or ACOFP members?
The course is FREE to members and non-members, and it is available to practicing physicians, residents, students, nurse practitioners, PAs and more.
In fact, Robert Agnello, DO, FACOFP, assistant professor of family and manipulative medicine at CUSOM, shares his unique perspective on why students might especially be interested. Dr. Agnello is a long-time supporter of bringing opioid education to students. “We want to expose our students earlier than later to the importance of pain management,” he shared in a recent interview. “We ensure they are familiar and curious so when they enter rotation in the 3rd or 4th year, they are comfortable talking to their preceptors about these concepts.
In Partnership with the American College of Osteopathic Internists
