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Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Post-amputation Pain

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Discuss etiology of amputations and rehabilitation goals of post-operative management.
2|Discuss complexity of post-amputation pain.
3|Discuss history and mechanisms of peripheral nerve stimulation.
4|Review the different types of peripheral nerve stimulators.
5|Discuss the benefits of temporary percutaneous PNS.
6|Discuss trials of treating chronic pain following amputation with percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation.

Faculty

Samantha Sabban, DO
Pain Fellow
Department of Anesthesiology
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.                                                                                                                        

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.