OVERVIEW

2025 Opioids & Cancer ECHO: Urine Drug Screening Interpretation is organized by VCU Health Continuing Education.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM - Sunday, November 12, 2028, 11:59 PM

Description:
Explain the chemical differences between opioid and opiates, discuss the expected metabolism of the opiates, and explain the basics of urine drug testing and so much more with Dr. Carl E. Wolf, PhD, MS, FABFT.

Didactic and case discussion series on a cancer, opioid, pain management, and substance use topic with discussion guided by specialist providers. Our ECHO is a virtual network of serious illness care specialists and interdisciplinary team members seeking to improve patient care throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond. Our collaborators in addiction medicine and pharmacy provide insights in the management of high-risk patients.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

Describe the chemical difference between opioids and opiates.
Understand the expected metabolism of opiates.
Explain the basics of urine drug testing and the basis for how to interpret results.
Explore differences in urine drug testing legislation versus regulations.

ACCREDITATION & CREDITS

Credits:
Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, 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 material 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.
VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

1 Contact Hours

1 IPCE

FACULTY

Carl Wolf

PhD, MS, F-ABFTPathology, Toxicology

Frederick Moeller

MDAddiction Medicine, Psychiatry

Teri Dulong-Rae

MSHAHealthcare Management

Susan Hong

MD, MPH, FACPInternal Medicine

TARGET AUDIENCE

PhysicianNursingPharmacistPhysician AssistantSocial WorkerResearchersPain medicineOncologistsFamily MedicineInternal MedicineGeneral PractitionerHospital MedicineBehavioral scientistsNurse Practitioners