9139: Targeted Pain Treatment – Hope for Patients with Pain

NO FEE

Course Description

This educational activity is based on the East Tennessee PBS documentary “Targeted Pain Treatment: Hope for Patients with Pain”, which explores the evolving landscape of chronic pain management through patient stories, expert physician and practitioner interviews, and clinical strategies.

Chronic pain affects millions of Americans and remains a leading cause of disability, healthcare utilization, and diminished quality of life. This course highlights some challenging patient presentations and the shortcomings of traditional, generalized approaches to pain treatment. The documentary offers real-world patient journeys as well as commentary from pain specialists to illustrate how advances in treatment modalities, including minimally invasive procedures, are enabling practitioners to more precisely identify sources of pain and tailor therapies accordingly. Topics include interventional pain techniques, multidisciplinary care models, risk reduction in opioid prescribing, and the role of innovation in improving function and patient outcomes.

The patient stories underscore that the challenges of managing chronic pain can erode a patient’s ability to function and diminish their sense of hope. Strategies for improved education, advocacy, and access to comprehensive pain management are explored.

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify common limitations of traditional pain management approaches
  2. Differentiate between systemic therapies and localized, interventional approaches
  3. Recognize the role of imaging, clinical assessment, and diagnostic injections in improving pain source identification
Course Format

This course is an online video option. It consists of a one-hour video presentation, followed by a test. 

Credit Awarded

  • 1.0 hour of mandatory controlled substances CME credit for physicians and other prescribers (excluding Oklahoma DOs)
  • 5% Premium Credit for Physician Policyholders
  • Certificate of Participation for Non-Physicians
This CME course qualifies for 1.0 mandatory prescribing credit hour with all professional boards with the exception of the Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners. For information regarding your CME/CE requirements/credits, please contact your licensure board.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA CME
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/01/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2028

Course Development

This course was developed by Stephanie Vanterpool, MD, MBA, FASA, and University Health Systems, Inc. 

Speaker

Stephanie Vanterpool, MD, MBA, FASA

CME Information

Accreditation:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (UTCOM) and State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company. The UTCOM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation:  The UTCOM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA:  This program is recognized for one (1) CME credit in Category 2 by the American Osteopathic Association. Physicians will need to submit proof of completion from the University of Tennessee directly to the AOA to receive CME credits.

Continuing Education for Non-Physicians:  The UTCOM will issue Certificates of Participation to non-physicians for participating in this activity and designates it for CEUs using the national standard that 1 hour of educational instruction is awarded .1 CEU.

This activity was reviewed by Elise Schriver, MD, on May 5, 2026. This activity was released on June 1, 2026 and will expire on December 31, 2028. SVMIC will not process any completions after December 31, 2028.

          

CME Disclosure

In accordance with ACCME Standard 3: Identify, Mitigate and Disclose Relevant Financial Relationships, the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (UTCOM) requires that anyone who is in a position to control the content of an activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, UTCOM has taken steps to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity. No commercial support was received for this activity.

Faculty/Planning Committee Disclosure

All planning committee members have indicated they have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Staff and Content Reviewer(s)

SVMIC staff, input committee and all content validation reviewers involved with this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA CME
  • 1.00 Attendance
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