The presentational method for this activity will be Lecture with a Supplemental Journal Reading. This activity targets All Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nurse Midwives, and other applicable members of the Allied Health Professionals. This activity will encompass the following desirable physician attributes: Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, and Practice-Based Learning.
Desired Outcomes - At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to:
- Develop a better understanding of the multifactorial practices that have created and are still fueling the current opioid crisis.
- Recognize the effects of opioid medications and the symptoms of withdrawal.
- Develop an approach to properly assess the need for opioid medication.
- Improve practice of prescribing more safely opioid medications
- Implement a refined approach for the recognition and treatment of substance use disorders.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Intellectures Inc. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Consultants designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release Date: August 15, 2019
Termination Date: August 15, 2021
