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Learning Objectives
1.Develop an ongoing treatment plan for patients with serious illness.
2.Educate the patient and set realistic goals and expectations for the treatment of chronic pain with opioids.
3.Describe how pain management evolves in trials of medications and non-pharmacologic therapies to achieve the most efficacious pain management.
4.Discuss the significance of regular patient follow-ups to assess efficacy of the treatment in terms of functional outcomes and adherence.
5.Explain the significance of documentation of effectiveness of opioid type dosing.
6.State the importance of universal precautions in the treatment of pain in patients with serious illness to reduce the risk of opioid use disorder.