Opioid Prescriber Education Program

As part of ongoing efforts to address the epidemic of opioid overdose deaths, New York State has established educational requirements to raise healthcare provider awareness of the risks associated with prescribing and taking opioid pain medications. This program fulfills the mandate by providing education about state and federal requirements for prescribing controlled substances; pain management; appropriate prescribing; managing acute pain; palliative medicine; prevention, screening and signs of addiction; responses to abuse and addiction; and end of life care. 

Learning Objectives

Law:

  • List the Federal and New York State (NYS) requirements for prescribing controlled substances
  • Define the NYS Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and its purpose
  • Describe NYS 7-day rules

Pain Management:

  • Describe the pathophysiology and general approaches for pain assessment in the ambulatory setting
  • Describe approaches for managing acute pain and how they differ from approaches for managing chronic pain
  • Outline evidence-based best practices for appropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD):

  • Identify risk factors for the development of OUD
  • Describe screening tools and processes that may be used to identify signs of OUD
  • Describe strategies to mitigate the risk of iatrogenic OUD
  • Discuss treatment approaches based on whether the patient has chronic pain, OUD, both, or neither
  • Explain harm reduction strategies

Palliative Care:

  • Outline principles of and differences between palliative care and hospice care
  • Describe the use of opioids in hospice and palliative care (e.g., cancer pain, dyspnea, methadone)

Additional Information

Partner: 
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
State Approved: 
New York
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Course opens: 
07/14/2023
Course expires: 
07/13/2026
Rating: 
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Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
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This course is offered through The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 

 

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