Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Strategies for Appropriate Opioid Prescribing: The Florida APRN/PA Requirement
  • Pharmacology
  • Prescribing
  • Prescribing: Opioid(s)
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 ANCC
$21.00
Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids.
Prescription Opioids and Pain Management: The Tennessee Guidelines
  • Pain Management: Opioid(s)
  • Prescribing
  • Prescribing: Opioid(s)
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 ANCC Pharmacology
$15.00
Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic. Tennessee continues to rank in the top 10 states according to per capita prescription rate for opioids in the United States, and unintentional overdose deaths continue to increase each year.