This course reviews the new Guidelines on Pain Management promulgated in March 2016 as a result of the Surgeon General's declaring Opiate Abuse and Related Harm and Deaths as an Epidemic. This got HEW, SAMSHA, and CDC together to look into the situation, science, and techniques and establish new Science Based Protocols. This resulted in dramatic change, serious restrictive recommendation for opiate techniques, raising Behavioral Techniques to part of first-line treatment for pain.
This section will provide the Medical Psychologist with a thorough understanding of the modern guidelines and scientifically supported techniques for the treatment of pain and methods of devising scientifically supported treatment plans.