Continuing Medical Education (CME) Information
To receive your CME certificate:
- Access the online system by November 23rd by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ASRAFALL26
- Complete the anonymous online evaluation.
- Indicate the number of hours you attended (credit will be verified against registration).
- Your certificate will be sent to the e-mail address provided approximately 3 weeks after online submission deadline.
- Thank you for your feedback!
Educational objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental and advanced interventional pain techniques using fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance, including neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, basivertebral nerve ablation, and regenerative and cancer pain procedures.
- Explore strategies for enhancing patient outcomes through multidisciplinary, whole-person approaches to complex chronic pain, including lifestyle, nutritional, and psychosocial interventions.
- Apply evidence-based approaches to opioid prescribing, buprenorphine induction, and use of adjunct analgesics such as gabapentinoids across the continuum of chronic pain care.
- Describe current and emerging applications of Artificial Intelligence in pain medicine, including clinical workflow, neuromodulation, outcomes research, education, and practice management.
- Analyze strategies for building and sustaining a successful pain practice, including billing and reimbursement, staffing and team management, and leadership development.
- Discuss approaches to mentoring trainees and early-career clinicians, including curriculum design, feedback, and guidance across academic, private practice, and alternative career pathways.
- Summarize the evidence for and against opposing positions in current controversies in pain medicine, including particulate vs. nonparticulate steroids for transforaminal injections, ablative vs. regenerative therapies, and the role of AI in the future of pain practice.
Accreditation and credit designation statements
| Credits by Day | Maximum |
| Thursday | 8.50 |
| Friday | 8.00 |
| Saturday | 7.75 |
| Total Credits | 24.25 |
Physicians
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine designates this Other activity (containing live and internet enduring material) for a maximum of 24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs (Physicians Assistants)
American Academy of Physician Associates accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 24.25 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Nurse Practitioners
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™
Registered Nurses
Regulations dictate that only physicians may earn CME credits; however, many state Boards of Registered Nursing accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Attendees are responsible
for confirming their specific board’s acceptance of ASRA Pain Medicine-provided credits. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™
The American Board of Anesthesiology MOCA®
Part 2 Patient Safety CME
This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for the CME component of The American Board of Anesthesiology®’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™
(MOCA
®) program, known as MOCA 2.0.® Please consult the ABA website for a list of all MOCA 2.0® requirements. Max credits. Note some sessions are concurrent.
Credit Reporting to the ABA
ASRA Pain Medicine is an ABA-approved provider and, as a service to ASRA Pain Medicine members and participants, CME credits are reported to the ABA. Participants must include their correctly formatted
ABA ID number (34567890) during the online evaluation and credit claim process available at the conclusion of the activity. Once the online evaluation and credit claim process is closed, certificates will be issued and credits reported to the ABA.
After this time, participants may request their CME certificate by contacting [email protected],
but ASRA Pain Medicine will no longer report credits to the ABA, which will then be the individual participant’s responsibility.
Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ program, MOCA®, and MOCA 2.0® are registered trademarks of The American Board of Anesthesiology®.
International credits
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has agreements based on the mutual recognition of credit points with the American Medical Association for live and web-based (synchronous
or asynchronous) educational events. You may submit your CME certificate directly for credit recognition of this accredited group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada. For more information, visit: www.royalcollege.ca
European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS-EACCME)
The UEMS-EACCME has agreements based on the mutual recognition of credit points with the American Medical Association for live and e-learning educational events. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that they actually spent in the educational activity. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS): www.uems.net
Commercial support disclosure
This meeting is supported, in part, by educational grants and in-kind support from industry. All support is managed in strict accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence. Appropriate acknowledgment of all supporting organizations is made to participants prior to the educational activity on the event website and with signage during the meeting. View the guidelines for company representative and in-kind support.
Disclosure and mitigation of personal conflicts of interest
In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence and related policies, ASRA Pain Medicine is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its continuing medical education and continuing professional development activities. Those in control of the educational content disclose all relationships (financial or other) with any ineligible company that they have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose, they are disqualified from participating. Disclosure information is evaluated and conflicts of interest mitigated. Disclosure is made to participants prior to the activity. Participants are asked to evaluate the objectivity and independence. Off-label or investigational use of a therapeutic product also is disclosed.