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DEA 8 hour Online CME: Diagnosing and Treating Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders by CME Vacations is organized by CME Vacations. Get the CME you need, from wherever you are, whenever you want!

Available: May 26, 2024 - August 31, 2026

Description:

  • Meets the DEA MATE requirement!
  • Earn up to 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, ABIM MOC credit, ANCC contact hours (3.3 pharmacotherapy credit), ACPE contact hours, or ICPE contact hours.
  • For maximum convenience we let you watch the online CME content whenever you want over a 3-month period, extendable upon request.

This 8-hour online course provides the essential training for healthcare providers to diagnose and manage patients with opioid and other substance use disorders.   It fulfills the new, one-time eight-hour DEA requirement of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.  It will allow you to renew a DEA license.

PLEASE NOTE: The content from the Online CME: Opioid Prescribing and Pain Management course is included in this course.  You can still purchase and complete that course and receive an additional 2 hours of credit - but there will not be any new content presented.

DEA Renewal:

Once you have obtained your certificate, you can renew your DEA license as before at this link.   You can renew as early as 60 days before the license expires.

This course fulfills Federal DEA requirements - not necessarily additional state specific requirements.  Please check with your state for any additional state specific  requirements (such as Florida) before purchasing.

Content Details - Diagnosing and Treating Opioid and Other Substance Abuse Disorders

Meets the DEA MATE requirement!

Earn up to 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Plus ABIM MOC credit. 

  • Review the FSMB and CDC guidelines
  • Informed consent and treatment agreements: when to use, with samples
  • Treating pain inside the hospital

This 8-hour online course provides the essential training for healthcare providers to diagnose and manage patients with opioid and other substance use disorders.   It fulfills the new, one-time eight-hour DEA requirement of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

Topics:

  • Summary and Take Home Points
  • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Alcohol, Stimulants and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
  • Opioids and Pain Management
  • Patient Interview: Opioid Use Disorder
  • Patient Interview: Stimulant Use Disorder
  • Patient Interview: Alcohol Use Disorder

Educational Objectives:

  • Discuss updates and new evidence in the medical literature regarding substance use disorders
  • List recent guideline updates and recommendations regarding substance use disorders
  • Identify best practices for treatment of opioid use disorder
  • Discuss interprofessional team-based interventions that may improve patient outcomes

All the major points are covered in the Summary and Take Home video, with a pdf of the Take Home Points available. For online CME we are required to have a posttest, and all the questions are taken from the Take Home Points.

DEA Education Requirement

As an accredited organization named in Section 1263 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) certifies that completion of this course meets the DEA requirement for 8 hours of education on substance use disorder(s).

We constantly evaluate new studies and guidelines, and adjust our course content accordingly. Our goal is to always present the latest information that will help you improve how you care for patients.

Credits

Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.  PACE 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.

Physician Continuing Education:
PACE designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 8.0 MOC points 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.

To receive CME credit and/or MOC points, you MUST pass the posttest and complete the evaluation. For ABIM MOC points, your information will be shared with the ABIM through PACE’s Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JAPARS). Please allow 6-8 weeks for your MOC points to appear on your ABIM records. By sharing your Diplomate Board ID # and DOB, you are giving PACE permission to use this information/data to report your participation to these Boards JA-PARS.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 8.0 contact hours.

Designated for 3.3 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advance Practice Registered Nurses.

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
These courses are designated as 8 hours of AOA Category 2B Activities.

Pharmacy Continuing Education
PACE designates this continuing education activity for 8.0 contact hour(s) (0.8 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - JA4008073-9999-24-112-H08-P)
Type of Activity: Application

Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 8.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

  • 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 8 MOC
  • 8 Contact Hours
  • 8 Hours
  • 0.8 CEUs
  • 8 IPCE
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianNursingDentistPharmacistPhysician AssistantAdvanced Practice NursePractitioners/DoctorsHealthcare ProvidersAddictions ProfessionalsNurse PractitionersPrimary Care Providers

    SPECIALITIES

    Addiction MedicinePsychiatry

    REFUND, CANCELLATION POLICY & DISCLAIMER

    If you have completed less than 50% of the course and have not received a CME certificate:

    • Refund minus $50 processing fee within the first 7 days or
    • Full credit towards another course or conference

    Cancellations and conference schedule modifications must be requested via email, please email support@emedevents.com

    DISCLAIMER

    Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

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