Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2017 | Time: 12:00pm (ET) to 3:00pm (ET)| REGISTER HERE!

DESCRIPTION: We now know that overdoses from prescription opioids are a driving factor in the 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths.  Since 1999, the amount of prescription opioids sold in the U.S.  has nearly quadrupled, yet there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans report.  This comprehensive course, developed by experts from Collaborative for REMS Education (CO*RE), incorporates all six units outlined in the FDA blueprint for safe opioid prescribing.  Attend this webinar if you want to be able to:

·         Counsel patients and caregivers about safer use of opioids;

·         Describe strategies for diagnosing and managing opioid-addicted patients; and

·         Practice techniques for safe opioid prescribing.

PARTICIPANTS: This webinar is designed for healthcare and human service providers including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurses, counselors, social workers, case managers, and other staff who interact with patients, who work in multiple types of settings including primary care, geriatric care, maternal and child health care, Head Start programs, STD/HIV & reproductive health care, mental health, addictions, health departments, hospitals, health centers, schools, and community health settings.  Prescribers of extended-release and long-acting opioids are particularly welcome, including pain specialists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, dentists, addiction medicine physicians, psychiatrists and other physicians and clinicians who prescribe opioids. Sponsored by The Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Regional Operations (Region III),         In collaboration with the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center