Pain Management in the Perianesthesia and Critical Care Settings

Saturday, October 10, 2026

10 AM - 6:55 PM EDT / 9 AM - 5:55 PM CDT / 8 AM - 4:55 PM MDT / 7 AM - 3:55 PM PDT

Program Topics:

• Pain Overview
• Acute Pain Management
• Chronic Pain Management
• Pediatric Pain Management
• Special Considerations in Pain Management
• Integrative Therapies in the Perianesthesia Setting
• ASPAN and National Standards Related to Pain Management

Target Audience: All perianesthesia nurses

Outcome: To enable the nurse to increase knowledge in pain and comfort management for the perianesthesia patient demonstrated by 100% of the participants scoring 100% on the posttest

Case Presentations: Any case studies discussed during the program are fictional and do not reflect any real persons or events

Requirements for successful completion: To successfully complete this program, you must attend the program in its entirety, complete the online evaluation, and achieve 100% on the posttest, prior to the deadline.  Complete within two weeks (14 days) to receive contact hour credit.

Contact Hours 7.25

ACCREDITATION

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, (ASPAN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Additional provider numbers: Alabama ABNP0074

STANDARDS FOR INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE

The ASPAN ANCC Accredited Provider Unit will collect information from all individuals in a position to control content regarding financial relationships with ineligible companies, analyze the data for relevant financial relationships related to the educational content, and mitigate relevant financial relationships. The results of this analysis will be reported in the course presentation materials on the required handout.

Fees and Cancellation

Member - FREE
Non-member - $230.00
ASPAN Student Member (unlicensed only/no contact hours) - FREE

Registration cannot be processed without appropriate tuition payment.

Please note that if you are in the RETIRED or STUDENT Membership category, you cannot earn contact hours through ASPAN.  If you wish to receive contact hours, contact the National Office to update your membership to the ACTIVE Membership category.

Register Early!  Online registration is open until one hour prior to the webcast.  No registrations will be accepted after that time.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Non-Members: Full refund if cancelled 30+ days before the webcast; 20% fee if cancelled 8 - 29 days before.  No cancellations, refunds, or transfers within 7 days.
ASPAN Members - Please email dingram@aspan.org to cancel.  No cancellations within 7 days.