Course overview
Integrative Pain Management
In this course, faculty discuss the importance of effective pain management, opioid misuse and disorders, non-pharmacological treatments for low back pain, and barriers of integrative pain management.
Faculty
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Conference Series
AIHM 2020 Annual Conference
Required Lessons
1
Time to Complete
45 minutes
CME Eligible*
.75 Credits
What you will learn
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Course Summary
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By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand why integrative pain management is important to public health.
- Identify non-pharmacological treatments recommended by the American College of Physicians for Low Back Pain.
- Describe a minimum of 3 barriers identified by key stakeholders related to integrative pain management.

Course includes:
Included in this course
Course Faculty
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
About Christine
Christine
Goertz, D.C., Ph.D. is a Professor
in Musculoskeletal Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and
Director of System Development and Coordination for Spine Health in the
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University. She is also the
Chief Executive Officer of the Spine Institute for Quality and an Adjunct
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health at the
University of Iowa. Formerly she was Vice Chancellor of Research and Health
Policy at Palmer College of Chiropractic for eleven years. Dr. Goertz received
her Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from Northwestern Health Sciences
University in 1991 and her Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Policy and
Administration from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota
in 1999. Her 30-year research career has focused on
working with multi-disciplinary teams to design and implement clinical and
health services research studies designed to increase knowledge regarding the
effectiveness and cost of patient-centered, non-pharmacological treatments for
spine-related disorders. Dr. Goertz has received nearly $32M in federal funding
as either principal investigator or co-principal investigator,
primarily from NIH and the Department of Defense, and co-authored over 100
peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Goertz currently
serves as a Member of the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
(IPRCC), the Bone and Joint Initiative Low Back Pain Task Force, the CDC Opioid
Workgroup and is Chairperson of the Board of Governors for the Patient Centered
Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Accreditation Statement
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 California, Irvine School of Medicine and the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195, which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. For specific information regarding Bill 1195 and cultural and linguistic competency, please visit the CME website.
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195, which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. For specific information regarding Bill 1195 and cultural and linguistic competency, please visit the CME website.
*CME/CEU Credits
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this enduring materials for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All other healthcare professionals completing this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. To successfully earn credit, participants must review the content, complete a quiz with a score of 75% or higher, and submit an evaluation. This course is CME-eligible ending on May 31, 2023. After this date, you will continue to have access to your purchased content, however you will no longer be able to claim CME credits for your participation in the course.
All other healthcare professionals completing this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. To successfully earn credit, participants must review the content, complete a quiz with a score of 75% or higher, and submit an evaluation. This course is CME-eligible ending on May 31, 2023. After this date, you will continue to have access to your purchased content, however you will no longer be able to claim CME credits for your participation in the course.