Current Practice in the Use of Opioid Analgesics: A Review of Safe and Effective Strategies - CME - Guideline Central

CME

Title
Current Practice in the Use of Opioid Analgesics: A Review of Safe and Effective Strategies
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Description
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to utilize opioid analgesics safely and effectively for the management of acute or chronic pain.
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for an audience of anesthesiologists, critical care specialists, dentists, emergency medicine physicians, geriatric medicine physicians, hematologists/oncologists, neurologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, obstetricians/gynecologists, ophthalmologists, orthopedists/orthopedic surgeons, pediatricians, pharmacists, physical medicine specialists, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, rehabilitation specialists, surgeons, urologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of pain practicing in the United States.
Learning Objectives
  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Mechanism of action of opioid analgesic therapies
    • Initial dosing of an opioid analgesic based on individual patient characteristics
  • Have greater competence related to
    • The identification of patients who are candidates for opioid analgesic therapy
    • Modifying the use of an opioid analgesic based on an individual's response to treatment
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Collaborate within the interprofessional team implementing Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)-aligned approaches for the initiation and ongoing evaluation of patients receiving opioid analgesic therapy
Estimated Duration
45 minutes
Delivery Mode
Online
Format
Online Learning
Specialties
Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neurology, Geriatric Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Urology, Primary Care
Keywords
opioid analgesics, acute pain, chronic pain
Disclosures and Disclaimers
Medscape, LLC requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Accredited Providers
  • Medscape, LLC
Commercial Support
  • Opiod Analgesic REMS Program Companies
Activity Expiration Date
February 27, 2027
Credit Information
Credit TypeUnits / Unit TypeBoard
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit0.75 CreditsACCME- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Nursing0.75 Contact HoursANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center
Pharmacy0.75 Contact HoursACPE- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
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