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Improving Outcomes in Chronic Pain


	Name	Improving Outcomes in Chronic Pain
	Authors	Charles Chabal MD, Bennet Davis MD, Thomas Elliott MD
	Length	Up to 14.55 CME credits
	Funding	Development supported by a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, #R43 NS045361
	Released	January 6, 2006
	Updated	January 6, 2012
	Publications	Two
	CME Sponsor	University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center
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Description
Improving Outcomes in Chronic Pain is a state-of-the-art online education experience. Medical professionals improve their skills by managing six virtual patients in a realistic virtual clinic. They can access forms, additional information, and Internet links from within their virtual office. This program was developed by a group of national pain management experts, led by the authors. It emphasizes a multidisciplinary, evidence-based, and functional approach to chronic pain.

Experience
This program has been used by hundreds of physicians via The Virtual Lecture Hall^® and has been extraordinarily well-received. After reviewing the program, Dr. John Loesser, one of the country's leading pain experts noted:

I like the way it has been assembled and the ease of obtaining information that is patient-centered. It is wonderful to see educational materials about pain management free of commercial bias. I think this is as good a presentation as I have seen utilizing modern communication techniques. It really is a superb piece of work and its authors deserve high marks for their product.

You can see Improving Outcomes in Chronic Pain at The Virtual Lecture Hall^®. Usage data, including satisfaction ratings and all comments, are publicly available.

References
Harris JM Jr, Elliott TE, Davis BE, Chabal C, Fulginiti JV, Fine PG. Educating generalist physicians about chronic pain: live experts and online education can provide durable benefits. Pain Medicine. 2008 Jul-Aug;9(5):555-63.

Harris JM Jr, Fulginiti JV, Gordon PR, Elliott TE, Davis BE, Chabal C, Kutob RM. KnowPain-50: a tool for assessing physician pain management education. Pain Medicine. 2008 Jul-Aug;9(5):542-54.