Episode 80: Balancing Relief and Risk: Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents
Evaluation and Credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/medchat80
Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
This podcast will address effective pain management in adolescents and teens and the utilization of opioids and risk reduction. Pediatricians may not have up-to-date knowledge and skills to effectively balance pain management with opioid safety in children and adolescents. Current practice often reflects underuse of multimodal pain strategies, inconsistent application of opioid prescribing guidelines, and limited screening for substance use disorders (SUDs) in youth. This educational activity addresses the gap between current and optimal practice by enhancing pediatricians' competence in evidence-based opioid prescribing and their performance in implementing risk mitigation strategies in clinical settings.
Objectives
- Describe evidence-based guidelines for prescribing opioids in a manner that optimizes both pain treatment and safety for children and adolescents ("youth").
- Discuss evidence-based strategies for the prevention, screening, and treatment for substance use disorders in youth.
Moderator
Mark McDonald, M.D., MHA, CPE
System Vice President Pediatric Medical Affairs
Medical Director, Norton Children's
Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker
Scott E. Hadland, M.D., MPH, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicin
Mass General Hospital for Children / Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
HB1
This program has been approved for .75 HB1 credit hours by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, ID# 037-H.75 NHC3A.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 ANCC CE contact hours.
In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance. For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].
Resources for Additional Study/References
Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI)
https://nida.nih.gov/s2bi
Brief Screener to Tabacco, Alcohol, and other Drugs
https://nida.nih.gov/bstad/
Crafft Screening Tools
https://crafft.org/
Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain Management in Children and Adolescents in Outpatient Settings: Clinical Practice Guideline
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/154/5/e2024068752/199482/Opioid-Prescribing-for-Acute-Pain-Management-in?autologincheck=redirected
Find Treatment Website
https://findtreatment.gov/
Date of Original Release | July 2025; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | July 2028
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]
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