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.
Category
- Prescribin...See more
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Cost $0.00
SCOPE of Pain: Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education

Podcast series
Safer Post-Operative Prescribing of Opioids

The goal of this CME activity is to share best practices in post-operative opioid prescribing to reduce the number of excess opioids left over following a surgery or acute pain episode of care. Leftover opioids increase the risk of misuse for patients, family members, friends, and guests.
Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks

Opioid analgesics are approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate or severe pain. However, individual patients differ greatly in clinical response to different opioid analgesics, and patient populations show widely variable response to the same opioid and dose.
Prescription Opioids: Risk Management and Strategies for Safe Use

This course will extensively cover the various approaches recommended or mandated for use by clinicians who prescribe opioids, in order to reduce risk and improve outcomes.
CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline - An Overview for Iowa Clinicians

This on-demand course provides an overview for Iowa clinicians of the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. It is jointly provided by Iowa Medical Society.
Prescription Opioids and Pain Management: The Tennessee Guidelines

Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain.
Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing: Optimizing Office Systems

Clinical teams often struggle when tasked with re-engineering their office systems to reduce the potential for opioid misuse, addiction or diversion while ensuring safe evidence-based care of their patients with chronic pain.
Strategies for Appropriate Opioid Prescribing: The Florida APRN/PA Requirement

Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain.