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EPIC (Empowering Peers to Improve Care) Pain Management Mentoring Network is designed to help provide healthcare professionals with the necessary education and resources needed to improve patient care in the area of pain management.

EPIC components provide direct access to nationwide pain management experts through:

Performance Improvement (PI) initiative offering up to 20 CME credits. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Small-Group CME Peer Workshops led by renowned experts who will teach you Clinical Pearls you can immediately implement into your practice
Resource Center—offering supplemental information such as video blogs, current publications, sample opioid agreements and screeners, and links to current guidelines and standard of care resources
An integrated Mentoring Network to connect you with your peers and pain management experts
Answers to your most pressing FAQs

Chronic Pain FAQ’s

How can you check or investigate the possibility that your patient is diverting his/her prescribed medication?
This is clearly not easy, as behaviors that you see are concerning to you, could well be a sign of an illegal activity. It is important to follow patient patterns and behaviors and keep your ears open for red flags. A critical element is in record keeping and monitoring patterns. One way we do this in my practice is to have a very good relationship with those individuals who are investigating drug diversion.
-- Response provided by John F. Peppin, DO, FACP

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