Important Information about Module 4

The following information must be read and acknowledged before you can proceed to the rest of the module. You will need to check the acknowledgement box at the end of this page.

Faculty/Disclosures

Any faculty participating in continuing medical education activities sponsored by the California Society of Anesthesiologists are required to disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in a continuing medical education activity.

Mark S. Wallace, M.D. (Author of Module 4)
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Program Director, Center for Pain and Palliative Medicine
University of California San Diego

Dr. Wallace is a consultant for Endo Pharmaceutical, Vertex, Elan Pharmaceutical, and Ono Pharmaceutical. He has received research support from Elan, Renovis, Neurogesx, UCB-Pharma, Allergan and Xenoport. The article is not biased by his association with these companies.

Joshua P. Prager, M.D., M.S. (Editor and Program Chair of Program)
Director, Center for the Rehabilitation of Pain Syndromes (CRPS)
President, North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)

Dr. Prager did not receive any support with regard to the preparation of this article. He has performed educational consulting for Medtronic, Advanced Bionics (a Boston Scientific Corporation), Pfizer and Lilly.

Registration/Instructions

Method of Participation: The physician will read and study the materials, complete a self-assessment and evaluation of the module. Some modules will have slides available.

To register for and complete this module online:

1. Read and study all of the module pages.
2. Go to the test questions at the bottom of the page.
3. Click on the test questions link to reach the next web page.
4. Members simply log in to the members area with their usernames and passwords to take the test. This registers the member automatically.
5. Non-members go to the registration page and enter their information, including payment information.
6. Once registered, complete the self-assessment test questions and the evaluation.
7. Print the CME certificate.

Estimated Time to Complete the Module: One hour.

Availability

Module 4: Pain Physiology
This module was reviewed and reapproved for three more years by the Educational Programs Division on January 10, 2008.

Original Release Date: December 31, 2004
Original Termination Date: December 31, 2007

Date Reviewed: January 10, 2008
Expiration Date: January 10, 2011

Hardware/Software Requirements

The web-based CME activity requires a version 4.x web browser or newer and is best experienced using a current generation browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer or Firefox 1.5 or newer. The presentation component is designed for 800 x 600 screen resolution or better. The presentation component is available in a PDF version requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. Cookies must be enabled to take the self-assessment tests, to complete the evaluations and to print the CME certificates. For more information about cookies, view this page. Our privacy policy will answer questions about the use of information obtained from the CSA Web Site visitors.

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If you encounter problems, please contact the CSA office at 800-345-3691 or by e-mail.

CME Sponsor/Accreditation

The California Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The California Society of Anesthesiologists Educational Programs Division designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Fees

The modules are free to CSA members. Non-members pay $30 for each module. Each module is worth one AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Target Audience

California law now requires that every physician* licensed prior to 2003 complete 12 credit hours in pain management and end-of-life care by the end of 2006. Each module available fulfills one AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ toward that requirement. This program is intended for all licensed physicians, including anesthesiologists, residents, and physicians with an interest in pain management.

Physicians licensed after 2002 have four years to complete the 12 CME credits required to satisfy Assembly Bill 487.

*except radiologists and pathologists

Evaluation

An evaluation of each module of this series is offered after the test questions. Please complete the evaluation and then print the CME certificate.

Privacy Policy

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Acknowledgement

To proceed with this module, you must acknowledge that you have read everything on this introductory page. Please read the statement and check it off.