April - December 2025 Fundamentals, Mentorship, Remote Video 8-Hour Workshop
2025-04-03 07:00 - 2025-12-10 17:00 (America/New_York) | Remote Video-based (zoom), United States
4PCP: The Primary Practice Practitioner Program for Chronic Pain

We have spent 20 years developing the 4PCP curriculum.
4PCP revolutionizes your approach to chronic pain management, to work in an effective team instead of solo.
2013 pilot study showed shorter visit times, less burnout, and better patient outcome

This skill-building workshop is based on the 4 Tenets of 4PCP. At the end of the course, you will be able to:

Learn new thinking about chronic pain and speak the biobehavioral language with your patients and colleagues
Assess your patient’s stage of readiness to change and adjust your own role accordingly, making visits much more efficient
Approach opioid prescribing or tapering in a logical step-wise fashion, the 2-diagnosis conversation with your patients who have a substance use disorder and how to de-escalate a tense conversation
How to have efficient, productive (even fun) communication with your pain managing teammates.

Up to 30.5 hours of CME/CEU available for all disciplines, not just MDs, and MOC credit

Also fulfills DEA requirement for 8 hours of opioid CME
Three monthly 30-minute Fundamentals sessions, followed by one 8-hour live workshop, followed by three monthly 30-minute Mentorship sessions, all virtual
Two hours of low-key, entertaining background videos before each workshop
Monthly 4PCP ECHO roundtable to discuss new approaches, cases, and challenges
Optional practicum in your office (up to 12 hours)

2 ways to enroll in course:

1. Pay course tuition fees ($400) OR 2. Participate in our AHRQ funded research project that will cover all fees. Please let us know if you would like to enroll in our study!
Upcoming Course Dates 2025
Fundamentals:

Group 1: April 3rd, May 1st, August 7th from 7-7:30am EST
Group 2: June 11th, July 9th, August 13th from 2-2:30pm EST

8-Hour Workshop: September 12th 2025 from 9am-6pm EST OR September 19th 2025 from 9am-6pm EST
Mentorship:

Group 1: October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th from 7-7:30am EST
Group 2: October 8th, November 12th, December 10th from 2-2:30pm EST

*Flexible scheduling also available for Fundamentals and Mentorship Sessions. Contact us or fill out our interest sheet for more info: https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DTCL9WJNJHNELWFD

If you are interested, please email us at 4PCP@vcuhealth.org or see our curriculum website HERE!
