Tackling the Opioid Crisis: Strategies to Improve Best Practices and Patient Outcomes

Sign up today for our upcoming virtual live CME/CE webcast, Tackling the Opioid Crisis: Strategies to Improve Best Practices and Patient Outcomes, on Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 8:00 - 11:45 AM CT!

Target Audience:
This activity is designed specifically for primary care clinicians, registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team.

Description:
This comprehensive event will address the nature and pathophysiology of pain; patient assessment of pain; treatment planning; initiating opioid therapy; managing patients on opioid analgesics; educating patients and caregivers; and understanding opioid use disorder. Additionally, you'll be able to submit questions to our expert faculty and receive answers in real time during the live Q&A segments.

This event is designed to meet select state requirements for opioid education and will cover content in the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) education requirement (“Blueprint”), issued by the US Food and Drug Administration in September 2018.

Learning Objectives:
• Discuss strategies and services needed to improve the care and management of pain
• Identify risk factors and behaviors associated with opioid use disorder and connect patients with appropriate support or treatment
• Describe the components of a comprehensive treatment plan including goals of therapy, periodic assessment and monitoring, and interdisciplinary team care and referral
• Summarize how to safely initiate therapy, modify the dosage, and discontinue use of opioid analgesics
• Compare and contrast pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods to manage pain
• Utilize appropriate tools to assess treatment response, adverse events, adherence, and signs of aberrant drug-related behaviors
• Educate patients on the proper use, storage, and disposal of opioids.