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Inside this Issue:

• How to Determine Who Is at Risk for Potential Misuse of Opioids
• Opioid Conversion and Rotation: When, Why, and How To

After reading this issue of Clinical Insights^® in Leg Disorders, participants should be able to:

• Identify the clinical manifestations of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), including possible asymptomatic presentation, and discuss strategies for the concomitant treatment of PAD and underlying disease
• Differentiate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from other leg disorders that may present with similar symptomology and cite evidence-based pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches for the treatment and management of RA, taking efficacy and safety into consideration
• Discuss the challenges inherent to managing nocturnal leg cramps (NLC) and the limitations of available therapeutic options to effectively treat recurring, severe NLC
• Explore the link between restless legs syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and stroke

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Inside this Issue:

• The War on Drugs Meets the War on Pain: My Encounter with the DEA
• Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration Can Improve Patient Outcomes
• How Would You Treat This Patient?

After reading this issue of Clinical Insights^® in Leg Disorders, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the overall prevalence of leg disorders as a means to differentiate the more common from the less common and to gain an appreciation for how these disorders impact the health and well-being of patients
• Explain the importance of the accurate assessment of leg disorder symptoms and the necessity for monitoring the prescribed treatment options
• Recognize and counsel patients on the management of leg disorders, including their comorbidities, as well as the side effects and contraindications of available treatment options

Read this issue of Pain Management Today^® to receive a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Inside this Issue:

• Pain in the Elderly
• Use of Opioids in the Older Patient
• Case Study: How Would You Treat This Patient?

• Recognize the clinical manifestations of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and identify methods to overcome barriers to diagnosis
• Differentiate RLS from other leg disorders—nocturnal leg cramps, periodic limb movement disorder, and peripheral neuropathies, among others—that may present with similar symptoms
• Identify the clinical manifestations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), differentiating it from other leg disorders
• Describe evidence-based pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches for treating and managing DPN, taking efficacy and safety into consideration

Read this issue of Pain Management Today^® or listen to the podcasts to receive a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Topics in this issue include the use of methadone in patients who have pain, the impact of chronic pain on patients' lives, and the importance of managing pain.

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Topics in this issue include pain and insomnia, opioid rotation, and aberrant drug-related behaviors, as well as an expert commentary on recent literature in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

Read this issue of Pain Management Today^® or listen to the podcasts to receive a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™.

Topics in this issue include patient evaluation, complex regional pain syndrome, and new delivery systems in pain management, as well as an expert commentary on recent literature in neuropathic pain.

• Risk Management in the Primary Care Setting
• Treating Pain: A Perfect Storm of Controversy and Confusion
• Drug Safety Update
• Insights into the FDA and Drug Safety
• Chronic Pain Medications: Benefits vs Risks

• Pain Management in the Decade 2010-2020: Déjà vu du Jour
• Unraveling the Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain
• National Survey: Physical Pain Aggravates Majority of Americans
• Pain Survey Impressions

• Treating Chronic Pain: Biopsychosocial Approach in Primary Care Practice
• Arthritis and the COX-2 Conundrum: A Case Study
• Case Study: Managing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
• Ask the Expert
  
  

Inside this Issue:

• Improving Quality of Life for Chronic Pain Patients
• Current and Emerging Pharmacologic Therapies
• Assessing the Patient with Chronic Low Back Pain
• Selected Abstracts from the Second Joint Scientific Meeting of the APS and CPS

Inside this Issue:

• Documenting Opioid Usage
• Guidelines for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
• When to Consider Diagnostic Tests for Back Pain
• Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Question of Balance

Inside this Issue:

• Opioid Analgesia and the Elderly Patient: Maintaining the Patient on Opioid Therapy, Part II
• Assessing Patients With Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Approach
• The Latest in Topical Therapies
• Extended-Release vs Short-Acting Opioids in the Management of Pain
• Managing Pain Associated With Whiplash/Fibromyalgia Syndrome
• Seven Tips for Managing Pain Patients After They Return From a Specialist

Inside this Issue:

• Practical Approach to the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
• Opioid Analgesia and the Elderly Patient: Starting the Patient on Opioids, Part I
• Managing Pain Associated With Diabetic Neuropathy
• The Opioid Agreement
• Partnering With Pain Specialists

Inside this Issue:

• Assessing and Managing Potential Complications of Opioid Therapy—Addiction, Dependence, and Tolerance
• Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Back Pain
• Pain Assessment: Making Use of Pain Diaries
• HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy
• Case Study: Pain in Hands and Fingers
• Questions From the Field

Inside this Issue:

• Pain as a Disease
• Pharmacologic Approach to Neuropathic Pain: Balancing Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability
• Pain Assessment
• Emerging Clinical Concepts in Opioid Therapy
• Opioid Therapy: Measuring Outcomes and Designing Care Plans
• Case Study: Postoperative Issues, Modifying Pain Treatment, and Physician Action
• Questions From the Field

• Women With Migraine: Health Issues You Can't Ignore
• Case Study: Faces and Phases of Menstrually Related Migraine
• An Ounce of Prevention: What Is It Worth?
• Therapeutic Opportunity: Women With Migraine

• Establishing Goals for the Patient With Migraine
• News on Menstrual Migraine
• Case Study: Is It Migraine or Sinusitis?
• Exploring Migraine Misconceptions