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Image of QTS ribbon. Course meets CDC quality standards. Click to learn more. Applying CDC’s Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids: Module 4: Reducing the Risks of Opioids (Web Based)


Course Summary

Course:  WB2864
CE Expiration:  12/19/2019, 11:59 PM (ET)
Available CE:  CME, CNE, CEU
This module will cover the CDC-recommended options for reducing the risks of opioids. You will have the opportunity to learn more about strategies to mitigate risk to your patients taking opioids. You will also have the opportunity to review recommended next steps based on the results of urine drug testing (UDT), prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data, physical examinations, and medical history. This activity will also provide opportunities to apply your knowledge to patient cases.

Please refer to the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain for additional information as needed during this training.

Topics covered:

• Conditions that can increase risk for harmful outcomes for patients on opioid therapy.
• The range of clinical tools and tests that can provide data to help in risk assessment and clinical decision-making, such as prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data and urine drug testing (UDT).
• Strategies for mitigating risk in patients taking opioids.
• Recommended next steps based on the results of urine drug testing, PDMP data, physical examination, and medical history.
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Important Notes

The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain can be accessed at:
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6501e1.htm


More Information
Target Audience

The following training is targeted towards physicians, registered nurses, and other professionals.

Materials

Computer hardware, Internet connection, Browser


Continuing Education Accreditation Statements
Continuing Medical Education for Physicians (CME):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this Enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Continuing Nursing Education for Nurses (CNE):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 1 contact hours.

IACET Continuing Education Units (CEU):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.

TCEO does not provide CPE certificates. As a Pharmacist, you must log into the CPE monitor 8 weeks after the activity to obtain CE credit.