In-Person EventJun 27 - 29, 2015San Diego, California, USA
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OVERVIEW
The Physician Prescribing Course is a two and one-half day small group CME program designed to improve the participant's prescribing behavior by providing education on the legal, biomedical and clinical aspects of prescribing drugs, especially controlled drugs. Topics in this course include:
State Laws and Medical Board Guidelines for the Prescription of Controlled Drugs
Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
Pharmacology of Sedatives, Narcotics, and Amphetamines
Drug Interactions
Patient Compliance
Charting Drug Prescriptions
Managing the "Difficult" Patient
Critical Review of the Medical Literature
Management of Chronic Pain
Special Issues in Chronic Pain: Headache and Back Pain