Instructions

Date & Location
Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 10:02 AM - Thursday, December 31, 2020, 11:02 AM

Target Audience
Specialties - Multiple Specialties, Pain Medicine

Overview

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
  • describe the extent and demographics of the opioid epidemic.
  • explain the biological basis of opioid addiction.
  • integrate best practices for safe opiate prescribing into the care of your patients.
  • identify and refer patients with potential opiate use disorders to appropriate care.

Accreditation and Credit

 In support of improving patient care, VCU Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

VCU Health designates this internet activity enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

VCU Health awards 2 hours of participation (equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM) to each non-physician participant who successfully completes this educational activity.

Target Audience

This course is designed for physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in all specialties who prescribe opiates.

Participation Requirements

This internet enduring material requires the participant to interact with the online content, view video, score 100% on unit mastery questions, and complete an online activity evaluation. The participant will then be directed to a website to download their CME certificate. Google Chrome is the preferred browser to use while accessing this system.

Disclosures of Conflict of Interest

The following planning committee members and course authors have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:
  • A. Omar Abubaker, DMD, PhD
  • Pablo Bedoya, MD
  • Alan Dow, MD, MSHA
  • Megan Lemay, MD
  • Elizabeth Micalizzi, MBA, PMP, CCRP
  • Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH

Disclosure of Commercial Support

No commercial support was used to support this learning activity.
Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

Disclaimers 
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health CE the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.  



Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (2.00 hours)