Identification of Addiction - Opioid Course is organized by Thomas Jefferson University (TJU).

Course opens: 07/23/2018
Course expires: 12/31/2020

Accreditation:
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Overview:
In order for medical physician and surgeons, medical physician assistants and nurse-midwives with prescriptive authority to renew their license or prescriptive authority approval for the next renewal period, section 9.1(a)(2) of ABC-MAP requires that they complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education:
• Practices of Prescribing or Dispensing of Opioids (1 hour)
• Pain Management (1 hour), or
• Identification of Addiction (1 hour) 

Learning Objectives:
• Define addiction and differentiate it from other forms of substance misuse
• Name and describe the 3 main components of SBIRT
• List approved pharmacological treatments for substance use disorders

• CME : 1

This course is designed for healthcare professionals with prescriptive authority to renew their license or prescriptive authority approval for the next renewal period.

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