The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Episode #23 Opioid Overdose Treatment and Prevention with Dr. Alex Walley is organized by VCU Health Continuing Education.
Date:
Thursday, September 21, 2023, 7:00 AM - Monday, September 21, 2026, 7:00 PM
Description:
Prevent opioid overdoses in your community! We discuss opioid overdose prevention and treatment so you can counsel patients who use substances on ways to decrease their risk of overdose. We discuss optimal ways to respond to hospital overdoses, ideal doses of naloxone, and how to monitor a patient experiencing an overdose clinically.
Objectives:
After listening to this episode, listeners will…
Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The Curbsiders and VCU Health. VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
VCU Health Continuing Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 medical knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
It is the responsibility of the participant to provide the correct information [ABIM ID Number and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive MOC credit for participating in a CE activity.
VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
VCU Health Continuing Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
This activity provides 1 contact hours (.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit.
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