What is camPAign for PAin?

WAPA has embarked on a new venture called the CamPAign for PAin. This is a PA driven project to help educate PAs on chronic pain management and safe opioid prescribing. This project includes the development of educational materials for both patients and PAs. WAPA wants PAs to lead the way in combating the opiate epidemic in Wisconsin--and will continue to provide you info and tools around this topic.

Thank you to everyone who took our survey regarding opiate prescribing habits of PAs in Wisconsin, this survey data demonstrated that PAs are safe opioid prescribers and are very interested in learning more regarding opioids and pain management. Read the entire survey results here: 2017 Opioid Prescribing Assessment (HOPE) 

How can PAs learn more?

In November of 2016, the Medical Examining Board issued an Emergency Rule regarding opioid prescribing CME. Physicians who prescribe opiates are required to complete 2 hours of CME per biennium. While PAs were not directly named in this rule, there is the potential for legislation with a similar requirement for us. As opioid prescribers, PAs should aspire to the same level of training as our colleagues. To do so, WAPA has obtained this list of CME programs that fulfill this requirement and have been approved by the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board. Most major health care systems in the state offer this CME training. If yours doesn't, please check out one of the links below.

• NetCE: https://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=1499 ($12)
  
  Palliative Care Network of WI: http://www.mypcnow.org/fast-facts ($52.50)
  
  Boston Children’s Hospital: http://bit.ly/opioid_cme ($125)
  
  Boston University: http://www.scopeofpain.com/ (free)
  
  EmedHome.com: http://www.emedhome.com/opioids ($60)
  
  InformEd: http://www.wi.cme.edu/ ($50)
  
  IPMA: http://www.ipmameded.org/ ($60)
  
  UW-Madison: https://www.ocpd.wisc.edu/opioidCME.aspx
  
  Ascension/Wheaton Franciscan: http://wfashc.inreachce.com/
  
  Wisconsin Medical Society: https://wismed.inreachce.com/…/6016a61c-162e-41e0-827c-5171… ($80/$110)
  
  Aspirus: http://www.aspirus.org/Ma…/Continuing-Medical-Education.aspx (free)
  
  source: http://dsps.wi.gov/…/List%20of%20Board%20Approved%20Opioid%…

Medical Assisted Therapy--MAT: Get Your Waiver Today (Free From AAPA!)

• All you need to know about PAs and Buprenorphine Prescribing in Wisconsin
• PA/NP FREE 24hr Waiver Training to Prescribe Bupenorphine: https://elearning.asam.org/products/nppa-24-hour-waiver-training-aapa
•  Info on MAT from Wisconsin Academy of Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Free In Person X-Waiver 16hr Trainings Offered by Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine
  • Free but registration required
  • Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | 1:00-5:30 pm | Racine
    
    Monday, March 18, 2019 | 1:00-5:30 pm | Green Bay
    
    Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 1:00-5:30 pm | Madison
    
    Friday, May 17, 2019 | 8:00 am-12:30 pm | Wausau 
    
    Tuesday, June 4, 2019 | 8:00 am-12:30 pm | Wauwatosa
    
    Friday, June 28, 2019 | 8:00 am-12:30 pm | Eau Claire
    
    Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | 1:00-5:30 pm | Madison
    
    Monday, July 29, 2019 | 8:00 am-12:30 pm | Appleton
    
    Friday, August 16, 2019 |8:00 am-12:30 pm | Wauwatosa
    
    Tuesday, August 27, 2019 | 8:00 am-12:30 pm | La Crosse

What resources are out there?

• CDC Guidelines APP
• CDC Chronic Opiate Prescribing Guidelines Factsheet
• CDC Chronic Opiate Prescribing Checklist
• CDC Assessing Benefits and Harms of Opioid Therapy
• CDC Calculating Total Daily Dose
• CDC Clinical Pocket Guide: Tapering Opioid Therapy
• Turn The Tide Pocket Guide: Tapering Opioid Therapy
• Cleveland Clinic Migraine Protocol 
• ACEP 2012 Clinical Policy on Opiate Prescribing in the ED
• PA/NP 24hr Waiver Training to Prescribe Bupenorphine: https://elearning.asam.org/products/nppa-24-hour-waiver-training-aapa
• All you need to know about PAs and Buprenorphine Prescribing in Wisconsin

camPAign for PAin Events:

• 2018 WAPA Spring Conference CME:

• "What happens to those pills after you sign the prescription?" Det. Chris Kohl

• "Implementing CDC & WI State opioid guidelines" Dr. Nileshkumar Patel*

• "Nonpharmacologic treatment options for chronic pain" Dr. Nileshkumar Patel*

• *Attendees to both lectures will fulfill the recommended 2CME in Opioid Prescribing

• Winter 2017-Spring 2018: WAPA Regional Meeting with "Rethinking Chronic Pain" presentations

• 2017 WAPA Fall Conference: Programming on Chronic Pain