An Interprofessional Discussion About Pain and Pain Management

This session will offer an interprofessional discussion on the issues of pain and pain management, highlighting the roles of different members of a healthcare team and the importance of different professionals working together to address the complex issues of chronic pain and the chronic pain patient. Best practices in providing a team approach will be presented as well as how to address system barriers.

• Discuss the goals of pain management.
• Describe the roles of different members of the healthcare team managing pain.
• List two best practices in providing an interprofessional team-based approach to pain management.

• Jennifer Kim Penberthy, PhD, ABPP
• Robert B. Goldstein, MD
• Paula Capobianco, MSW, LCSW
• Lori A. Urban, PsyD, ABPP