Get SMART: A Self Assessment on Pain Management and Opioid Use

Get SMART: A Self Assessment on Pain Management and Opioid Use is organized by RealCME and will be held from Mar 01, 2019 - Mar 01, 2020.

Primary Audience:
Primary care physicians, Family medicine physicians, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse.

Accreditation:
Physician Continuing Medical Education:
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA Credit Designation Statement – Enduring Materials:
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 03/01/2020. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Continuing Nursing Education:
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.  Designated for 1.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Moc points:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Objectives:
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate patients with pain issues
• Demonstrate the ability to initiate therapy and modify dosing of opioid analgesics.
• Demonstrate the ability to discontinue opioid therapy
• Demonstrate the ability to identify patients with opioid use disorder
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively counsel patients and caregivers about the use of naloxone |
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively counsel patients and caregivers about the safe use of opioid analgesics, including proper storage and disposal.
• Demonstrate familiarity with federal and state regulations, national guidelines, and professional organization, and medical specialty guidelinesnea

Relevant Terms:
Opioid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, Opioid REMS

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.