Sickle Cell Pain: Understanding Its Impact and Personalizing Care

Activity Description

This activity reviews the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of pain in sickle cell disease and applies evidence‑based strategies for acute and chronic pain management. Learners will explore guideline‑supported, patient‑centered approaches and interprofessional care to improve outcomes across care settings.

Target Audience

Nurses
Physicians
Case Managers
Pharmacists 
Pharmacy Technicians

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the pathophysiology of pain in sickle cell disease and how it impacts patients’ daily functioning and overall well-being
2. Differentiate between acute and chronic pain presentations in patients with sickle cell disease
3. Identify evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies for pain management that prioritize patient safety, preferences, and shared decision-making
4. Apply clinical guidelines to support individualized, team‑based pain management across the lifespan

 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit (Listed in Hours): 
  • 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 0.75 ACPE Technician
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 Attendance/Participation
  • 0.75 CCMC Case Manager
  • 0.75 IPCE
Course opens: 
07/14/2026
Course expires: 
07/13/2029
NameRoleDisclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Company

Marlee M. Grounds, PharmD, BCGP, BCMTMS

Planner

None

Yoonah P. Kim, PharmD

Planner / Speaker

None

Kari Muskopf, MSOT, OTR/L

Planner

None

Mohamed Radhi, MBChB, CPE, FAAP

Planner

None

Michelle Neumann, RN, BScN, CCM

Planner

None

JaMilla Thompson, CPhT

Planner

None

Jason Carr, PharmD, CPh

Independent Reviewer

None

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education (Centene Institute) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Centene Institute ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

None of the speakers or planners for this educational event have relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose, 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, The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
 

Credit Designation Statements

Physicians
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 0.75 ANCC contact hours.
 
Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 0.75 hour. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit will be provided to CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.

Universal Activity Number UAN JA4008309-0000-26-010-H01-P/T

 
Case Managers
CCM Approved CE Activity SealThis program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board-certified case managers. The course is approved for 0.75 CE contact hour(s). Activity code: I00067584  Approval Number: 260001668 
To claim these CEs, log into your CCMC Dashboard at www.yourcommission.org.
 
 
 
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Available Credit (Listed in Hours)

  • 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 0.75 ACPE Technician
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 Attendance/Participation
  • 0.75 CCMC Case Manager
  • 0.75 IPCE
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