REMS Practical Application of the CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids
Recorded June 14, 2023. This course is course is valid until June 14, 2026 and may be taken for credit up to that time.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the key therapeutic goals of the 2022 Proposed CDC Recommendations/Guidelines for prescribing opioids for outpatients.
Describe the fundamental concepts of pain management, including definitions such as: a) addiction; b) tolerance; c) dependency; d) hyperalgesia; e) allodynia.
State key principles for assessing patients in pain, identifying risk factors and behaviors that are associated with opioid misuse, abuse, and addiction.
State examples of therapeutic options for managing pain, including nonpharmacologic options and pharmacologic (non-opioid and opioid analgesic) therapies.
Compare and contrast the risks and benefits for utilizing opioid therapy for acute and chronic pain and state how and when to follow-up when patients are prescribed opioid analgesics.
State the main characteristics of patients who would be identified as "high risk", "moderate risk" and "low risk" for chronic opioid use.
State how to manage patients safely and effectively on opioid analgesics in the acute and chronic pain settings, including initiating therapy, titrating, and discontinuing use of opioid analgesics.
Define a reasonable quantity of opioids to prescribe / dispense to a patient with acute pain and chronic non-cancer pain.
Describe how to counsel patients and caregivers regarding the safe use on naloxone for opioid overdose.
State key educational principles that should be applied to all patients and caregivers regarding the safe use of opioid analgesics, including, proper storage and disposal.
ACCREDITATION
University Learning Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
California Board of Registered Nursing Provider No. CEP 11409, for 5 contact hours (0.5 CEU).
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PRINCIPAL AUDIENCE
PHARMACISTS: University Learning Systems reports credit to CPE Monitor.
This course provides 5 Home Study contact hours (0.5 CEU). UAN 0741-0000-23-011-H08-P ACTIVITY: KNOWLEDGE.
No Partial credit is awarded.
CANADIAN PHARMACISTS: Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) accepts courses accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
NURSE PRACTITIONERS/NURSES: This course provides 5 contact hours (0.5 CEU) of pharmacotherapeutics / pharmacology requirements for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Category 1 Continuing Education Hours. The same hours submitted to renew certification may be submitted to a State Board of Nursing for re-licensure. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts formally approved continuing education sponsored by organizations accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Please contact your respective board.
PHYSICIANS: This course may be considered for AMA Category 2 credit only.
CANADIAN PHYSICIANS: This course may be considered for AMA Category 2 credit only which may be equivalent to MAINPRO-M2 credits. Please contact your respective board.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: This course may be considered for AMA Category 2 credit only.
Gregory L. Holmquist, PharmD, CPE
Director and owner of Palliative Care Strategies, in Seattle, WA. He also provides direct patient care and consultative services for the chronic non-cancer pain and hospice teams at Group Health in Washington. Dr. Holmquist has made numerous presentations about pain management, symptom control and palliative care throughout the United States, and he has been involved in a number of clinical trials and other research studies. Dr. Holmquist received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is a board certified Oncology Pharmacist, an American Medical Association Certified Educator for Physicians on Endof-Life Care, and an American Society of Pain Educators Certified Pain Educator (C.P.E.). As a clinician and educator, Dr. Holmquist’s philosophy of care is summarized in one core statement, “Making a difference in the lives of patients”.