Target Audience(s): Physicians, Nurse Practitioners or other Advanced Practice Nurses, PAs, Pharmacists, Interprofessional Teams, Students, and Educators
Description: Opioids are commonly prescribed for chronic pain, but are also associated with a risk for serious harms, including overdose and opioid use disorder. This course reviews risk factors for opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and overdose in patients with chronic pain, explains methods for screening and assessing for problematic opioid use, reviews methods for mitigating risks associated with prescribed opioids, and details non-opioid treatment approaches for pain. The course is based on principles in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s guideline on opioids for chronic pain and reviews recent evidence on benefits and harms of opioids.
Educational Objectives:
- Identify risk factors for opioid misuse, opioid use disorder (OUD), and overdose in patients with chronic pain
- Practice methods for screening and assessment for problematic opioid use and mitigating risks of opioids
- Implement non-opioid treatment strategies to manage patients with chronic pain
Supplemental SUD 101 Core Curriculum Course
This course is a supplemental offering within the SUD 101 Core Curriculum. These virtual presentations include knowledge checks and reflection questions. For more information about the SUD 101 Core Curriculum, please visit the SUD 101 homepage.
Course components:
- Interactive learning: 30-to-60-minute virtual presentation, with knowledge checks and reflection questions.
- Resources: Downloadable slide decks, resource links, references, and mentorship opportunities.
- Team-based takeaway guide: This tool provides important course takeaways from and for specific members of the team. It was designed to help the team learn from and about one another.
- Accredited CE credits: A certificate following completion of the course
- Choice of available CE Credit types: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAPA Category 1 CME, Nursing Contact Hours, Pharmacy CE Credit, Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit.
Completion:
- CE certificates: After completing each course, learners will receive a CE certificate.