OVERVIEW

Prescribing Controlled Substances is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course Opens: 02/01/2020
Course Expires: 01/31/2021

Accreditation:
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the scope of the opioid abuse crisis in Florida.
• Explain new Florida laws and rules regarding prescribing controlled substances and comply with practitioner requirements under the new regulations.
• Identify inpatients who would benefit from non-opioid alternatives and non-pharmacological therapies for pain while maintaining optimal patient care and pain management.
• Implement best practices in the outpatient setting when prescribing controlled substances and consider alternative therapies.
• Explain the mechanisms of action that trigger addiction in certain patients and not in others.
• Identify patients at risk of addiction following opioid treatment for acute pain and implement prevention strategies.