Target Audience: This activity is designed for nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physical therapists, and psychologists, and other healthcare professionals.
Webinar Description: The purpose of this activity is to provide an overview of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies to manage acute pain in the individual who has substance use disorder (SUD). Strategies to manage acute pain in the 1) individual who is actively misusing substances 2) the individual who is taking medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and 3) the individual in long-term recovery in an abstinence based program will be outlined using a case based approach.
Educational Objectives:
- Develop treatment strategies to treat acute pain for individuals with substance/opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD)
- Discuss acute pain management strategies for those on medications for opioid use disorder
- Describe safe discharge strategies for the patient with acute pain and co-morbid SUD/OUD
How to obtain your Certificate of Completion:
In order to document your participation in the training, please follow the steps below to obtain your Certificate.
- View the recorded webinar.
- Click “Survey” and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Upon completion of this survey, it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the final course evaluation.
- Click “Evaluation” to complete the final PCSS course evaluation.
- Follow instructions at the end of the course regarding how to retrieve a certificate.
- If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email [email protected] or call (855) 227-2776.
Note: This archive webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
