The Intersection of Pain and Culture ____________________________________________________________ MDIL05IP — 5 CREDIT HOURS R elease D ate : 10/01/24 E xpiration D ate : 09/30/27
The Intersection of Pain and Culture
In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 5 ABIM MOC Points, 5 ABS MOC Points, 5 ABA MOCA Points, 5 ABP MOC Points, 5 ABPath CC Points.
8. Discuss the factors that contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in pain management. 9. Identify pain rating scales and instruments and how culture influences these rating scales. 10. Discuss best practice guidelines for assessments and interventions that are culturally relevant and competent. Faculty Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW , received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correc- tional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families. Previously acting as a faculty member at Capella University and Northcentral University, Dr. Yick Flanagan is currently a contributing faculty member at Walden University, School of Social Work, and a dissertation chair at Grand Canyon Uni- versity, College of Doctoral Studies, working with Industrial Organizational Psychology doctoral students. She also serves as a consultant/subject matter expert for the New York City Board of Education and publishing companies for online cur- riculum development, developing practice MCAT questions in the area of psychology and sociology. Her research focus is on the area of culture and mental health in ethnic minority communities. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals who may intervene to improve the treatment of pain in diverse patient populations. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to increase clinicians’ knowledge and awareness of the impact of culture on issues of pain and pain management in order to improve the provision of care and patients’ quality of life. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Define pain. 2. Discuss the changing demographic trends that contribute to the United States’ multicultural landscape. 3. Define culture, race, and ethnicity. 4. Analyze how culture, race and ethnicity influence how pain is defined, expressed, and experienced. 5. Discuss how different racial and ethnic minority groups utilize different terms for pain. 6. Identify how different racial and ethnic minority groups respond to and cope with pain. 7. Explain how different racial and ethnic minority groups seek help with pain.
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