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The ASAM Pain & Addiction Essentials Online

This 6-hour, online course series consists of 6 modules that cover the foundations of pain and addiction including the science, stigma, screening and assessment, treatment, and interdisciplinary approaches. The modules are self-paced and include interactive activities, knowledge check questions, video content, and text-based content. All modules can be taken together as a full 6-hour course or can be taken individually to fill learner knowledge gaps in pain and addiction topics. The target audience for this introductory series includes: primary care physicians, fellows in training and residents, providers who are new to addiction medicine or are early in their career and other members of the care team who are looking for introductory topics on pain and addiction. This series addresses the following ACGME competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice Based Learning, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism, and Systems Based Practice.

Credit & MOC Details

Credit information is provided by the course provider. We recommend confirming credit eligibility with the provider or your licensing board before starting the activity.

Credit types

IPCE CreditsUp to 6 creditsAAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 6 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 6 creditsNursingUp to 6 creditsPharmacyUp to 6 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 6 pointsABPM — Accredited CMEUp to 6 pointsABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 6 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 6 pointsABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 6 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 6 pointsABIM — Patient SafetyUp to 6 pointsABPM — Patient SafetyUp to 6 pointsABA — Patient SafetyUp to 6 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 8 specialties.

Pricing

Retired$95
Regular Member$145
Early Career Physician$145
Non-Member$195

Listed by the provider · elearning.asam.org

  • Board review / self-assessment
  • includes Article / monograph / reference
  • includes On-demand / recorded video
  • includes Online course / module
  • Credit · Up to 6 credits
  • MOC · Up to 6 points
  • From $95 · 4 rates
  • Released
    Dec 1, 2025
  • Last day to claim credit
    Dec 2, 2028 2 years left