NODA is a volunteer program that provides a reassuring presence to dying patients who would otherwise be alone in their expected final days. The workshop will include lecture, small-group exercises and large group discussion about several relevant end-of-life concepts, issues, and skills.

Released 4/15/2022 --- Expires 4/15/2025

Release Date: April 13, 2021  ---  Expiration Date: April 13, 2024Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hourThis intermediate lecture will cover the biopsychosocial nature of chronic pain, what psychological factors impact chronic pain development and duration, what are the psychological interventions for chronic pain treatment and ways that you can help patients understand why you recommend incorporating this into their treatment plan.

This introductory lecture focuses on medical conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain, and psychosocial factors that can maintain or exacerbate this condition. Evidenced-based psychosocial treatments for chronic pelvic pain, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy are also discussed.  Released: November 10, 2020Expires: November 10, 2023Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour

There is growing research evidence for the effectiveness of nonpharmacological pain management strategies. The effectiveness has been demonstrated at the neuropsychological, neurophysiological and phenomenological levels of impact. Building nonpharmacolgical strategies in a seamless way into the workflow of caring for patients experiencing pain in the hospital and ambulatory settings is a challenge facing the healthcare field. Gaps in delivery abound. This online module provides succinct gu...

The pain management and opioid drug crisis presents challenges to many health care professionals. This 1.5 hour module will provide education about evidence based diagnosis and treatment of pain, help the provider identify at risk populations.  It will assist the provider when guiding their patient through treatment options and emphasize the importance of encouraging their patients to participated in a multimodal approach, and educate providers in the services offered by pain clinics and he...

The pain management and opioid drug crisis presents challenges to many health care professionals. This 1.5 hour module will focus on pre-operative screening and education for patients undergoing surgery.  The module will discuss tools to allow providers to identify patients at risk for prolonged recovery or increased opioid utilization after surgery.  It will discuss multimodal pain management techniques available to patients in pain and give guidance about safer opioid prescribing.Rel...

The pain management and opioid drug crisis presents challenges to many health care professionals. This 1.5 hour module will deliver valuable information related to use of opioids and other controlled substances, integration of treatments, alternative treatments for pain management, counseling patients on the effects and risks associated with using opioids and other controlled substances, the stigma of addiction, utilizing the Michigan Automated Prescriptio...

The pain management and opioid drug crisis presents challenges to many health care professionals. This module will deliver valuable information on the impact of chronic pain on the emergency department and how to apply an interdisciplinary approach to treating chronic pain from the emergency department through admission and discharge.Release Date: May 22, 2019  •  Expiration Date: May 22, 2022Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hourThis module provides 1 credit towards the State of...