Baptist Health Quality Network in collaboration with the Baptist Health CME Program has developed this online course that addresses the opioid crisis and equips learners with the tools and resources to successfully implement current standards for prescribing controlled substances, particularly op

Individuals sixty-five years and older account for one-third of all prescription medications.

Prescription drug diversion is a serious problem and fuels the current US epidemic of drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Healthcare practitioners need to be able to identify and prevent drug diversion in their practices, by patients or staff members.

Prescribing controlled substances for pain and other conditions is a major focus of both the medical community and legislatures throughout the country. The consequences of the use and abuse of controlled substances are frequently in the news. La. R.S.