The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Clinical Research Center (CRC) Seminar Series
On Methods in Clinical Research
Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education, and the Clinical Research Center
“How Can We Effectively Treat Pain with Opioids?”
Howard Gutstein, MD, FAAP, FASA
Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
UConn Health
Farmington, CT
Date: September 19, 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M.
Location: Low Learning Center, UConn Health, Farmington, CT and WebEx
WebEx: https://uchc.webex.com/meet/Low; Meeting Number: 802 441 280
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Target Audience: Faculty, staff, residents, and students interested in clinical research.
Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to): 1). Summarize the history of opioid use; 2) Describe how opioid tolerance can increase the risk of overdose; 3) Explain potential ways to mitigate these risks; 4) Determine the need for clinical trials to validate hypotheses.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Howard Gutstein, in his role as speaker for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Dr. Gutstein will not be discussing the off-labeled or investigational use of any product or device.
Moderator Disclosure Statement: Dr. Sheila Alessi will be acting as Moderator for this event. Dr. Alessi has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed nor will she be discussing any off-labeled use of products.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
Activity Director Disclosure Statement: Dr. Sheila Alessi, as the activity director, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Victor Hesselbrock, Dr. Jonathan Covault, Dr. Sheila Alessi, Dr. Rajesh Lalla, Ms. Elizabeth Laska, Ms. Sharon DiMauro, and Ms. Lisa Godin, as members of the planning committee for this educational event, have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Commercial Support: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email. If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office.
For more information, contact: Lisa Godin at Godin@uchc.edu