Back pain is one of the most common causes for which patients seek emergency care. This symptom tends to be persistent, causing some individuals significant disability. People of any age can present with back pain arising from mechanical or nonspecific causes. Etiologies differ for each age group, which can guide the clinician in determining the appropriate treatment. This activity explores the multifaceted back pain landscape. The material presented here equips healthcare professionals to identify and differentiate the symptom’s various sources, recognize red flags for severe conditions, and formulate an interprofessional approach to diagnosis and treatment. Participants will gain insights into the evidence-based conservative management of nonspecific back pain, which relies more on maintaining physical activity and less on pharmacological interventions. This CME activity provides essential competence for providers to enhance patient care and outcomes and reduce back pain’s negative impact on patients’ quality of life, productivity, and healthcare costs.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/18089
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.5 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
Nursing: 1.5 hours
Pharmacy: 1.5 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Ambulatory/Outpatient, General Operative Anesthesia, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Rheumatology, Regional Anesthesia/Acute Pain, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Surgery of the Spine