Exploring Perinatal Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse in Primarily Rural Settings
May 18, 2023
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
ET

Credit Available: CE Credit(s): No
Certificate: Certificate of Attendance, 1-hour

Target Audience: This activity is designed for nurses, physicians, social workers, educators, students, interprofessional teams, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

Webinar Description: Escalation of perinatal opioid overdose and mortality has become a national public health concern. Prescription opioids are considered a gateway drug to misuse and dependency of other illicit drugs such as fentanyl and heroin. This study explored the 1) the pain-related experiences, 2) the social-ecological factors and experiences, and 3) the healthcare-related experiences of perinatal women who used or misused prescription opioids. The women’s shared experiences provided insights regarding how socio-ecologic and healthcare-related factors intersected with their pain experiences, which will be presented in three major themes of the study. This intersection was collectively identified as contributing to their initiation and perpetuation of misuse which hindered their journey to recovery and motherhood.

Educational Objectives:

  • Describe the pain-related experiences of perinatal women contributed to the initiation and perpetuation of perinatal opioid use and misuse.
  • Discuss how socio-environmental factors influenced perinatal opioid misuse and dependency.
  • Summarize at least two healthcare interaction-related findings from the study results.

Requirements for successful activity completion:

In order to successfully complete this activity and obtain your Certificate, you will be required to:

  1. Course Content: Complete the pre-reflection question and view the recorded presentation.
  2. 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. 
  3. Click Evaluation to complete the final PCSS course evaluation.
  4. Following your completion of the evaluation, you must select and claim your certificate on the next page. Once claimed, a download button will appear in your transcript. If you do not see the download button or can not access your certificate, return to the course evaluation, and claim your certificate.
  5. You will then have access to your Certificate of Completion. 

Note: This archived webinar is not designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Kenneth Stoller, MD, 2018 Steering Committee Meeting

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