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Activity Steps

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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Summarize the history of cold (nonsurgical) laser therapy and describe its mechanism of action.
  2. Explain the current clinical application and treatment options for cold laser therapy in pain management.
  3. List the effects and contraindications associated with cold laser therapy in pain management.

Disclosures

Dr. Elvir-Lazo, Dr. Yumul, and all faculty and staff in a position to control the content of this CME/CNE activity have disclosed that they and their spouses/life partners (if any) have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations relevant to this educational activity. Dr. White is a nonpaid research consultant to Phoenix Thera-lase Systems LLC and CureWave LLC and his spouse/life partner (if any) have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations relevant to this educational activity.

Lippincott CME Institute has identified and resolved all conflicts of interest concerning this educational activity.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 1.5 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: TPM0920
Published: September 2020
Expires: 8/31/2022
Sources: Topics in Pain Management
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Ofelia L. Elvir-Lazo, MD, Roya Yumul, MD, PhD, and Paul F. White, PhD, MD, FANZCA
Categories: Pain Management
Specialties: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Pain Management
Topics: Chronic Pain , Cold Laser Therapy