Pain Management in Practice: An Interdisciplinary Series

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, Pharmacy, and Public Health Sciences.
 
Speakers: Bonnie McRee, PhD, MPH, Janice Vendetti, MPH, Karen Steinberg Gallucci, PhD, Pamela Sangeloty Higgins, MS, MPH
Title: Using SBIRT in the Context of Pain Management; Overview and Rationale
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 8:00am to 9:00am EDT
Location: Low Learning Center at UConn Health or virtual (link below)
Meeting Number: 802 441 280
 
Session Attendance Code: SODKEY
 
Session Learning Objectives: 
In the context of pain management, participants will (be able to):
1. Describe the need for Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for patients/clients with psychoactive substance misuse.
2. Define evidence-based approaches for identifying patients/clients with at-risk substance use.
3. List the components of effective brief interventions to mitigate substance misuse and associated problems in patients/clients.
4. Identify effective SBIRT implementation strategies for use in practice.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Bonnie McRee, PhD, MPH, Janice Vendetti, MPH, Karen Steinberg Gallucci, PhD, Pamela Sangeloty Higgins, MS, MPH, in their roles as speakers for this educational event, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals to be mitigated.  
 
Speaker Off-label Statement: Bonnie McRee, PhD, MPH, Janice Vendetti, MPH, Karen Steinberg Gallucci, PhD, Pamela Sangeloty Higgins, MS, MPH will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device. 
 
Target Audience: physicians, APRNs, PAs, specialists, other healthcare clinicians, nurses, MAs, behavioral health clinicians, dental professionals, hygienists, dental assistants, pharmacists, allied health professionals, and anyone working with patients/clients who are being managed for pain.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1 _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
Activity Directors & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity directors, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals to be mitigated.
Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
Session date: 
06/25/2026 - 8:00am to 9:00am EDT
Location: 
UConn Health; Low Learning Center
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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