CME Credit Available:

This activity offers .75 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses the approaches to pain management and referral planning for patients with Substance Abuse Disorder. 

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as one-hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

Learning Objectives:

• Comply with new DEA requirement for 8-hours of CME directly related to Opioid and Substance Abuse Disorder. 
• Be able to acquire and or improve approaches to pain management. 
• Develop a referral plan for patients with Substance Abuse Disorder. 

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers .75 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses the pain management for addicted, medically assisted, or relapsing patients. 

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as .75 hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe the rationale for opioid treatment in the patient with history of opioid use disorder
• Outline the scope of the opioid epidemic
• Recognize the importance of using tools for managing pain

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers 1.0 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses the pain management principles as well as the proper disposal of medications.

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as one-hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers 1.0 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses the pain management principles as it relates to older patients. 

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as one-hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the prevalence of pain in the older adult patient population 
• Recognize the impact that pain has on mortality and quality of life in the older adult
• Apply the CDC Guideline for Opioid Prescribing in caring for the older adult patient 

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers .75 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses the pain management principles and palliative care medicine. 

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as .75 hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

Learning Objectives

• Introduce How Palliative Care can help the hospitalist
• Recognize when to refer a patient to Hospice vs. Palliative Medicine
• Educate on determining decision making capacity

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers 2.0 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses opioids and controlled substances, and more specifically prescribing controlled substances. 

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as two-hours toward the eight-hour requirement. 

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-  Discuss the basic pharmacology of controlled substances and opioids in particular.
-  Describe the underlying epidemiology and incidence of the opioid epidemic.
-  List alternative approaches to pain management, aside from the prescribing of controlled substances.

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers 1.0 1A AOA 

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This activity discusses nonpharmacologic therapies.

Note: As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as one-hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

Learning Objectives:

• Be able to apply knowledge of pain to order appropriate nonpharmacological interventions.
• Use Osteopathic principles of personal communication, the body's ability to heal and our unique therapeutic skills.
• Know to use the Therapeutic Encounter to support the Anchor effect and Motivated Reasoning.

CME Credit Available:

This activity offers 1.0 1A AOA 

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As of June 27, 2023, all DEA registered practitioners must complete a one-time eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. This lecture will count as one-hour toward the eight-hour requirement. 

In this session, you'll learn how to:

• Understand the role of over-prescribing in driving the opioid epidemic
• Discuss the role of safe opioid prescribing and administration
• Analyze the drivers of opioid addiction and how to address it