Racial Disparities in Access to Pain Management and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
ENDURING RECORDED COURSE: You can register now but the course will not open until December 9, 2021.
Time of Enduring Recorded Course: One hour
This is the 7th module of a live webinar and enduring course series on racial disparities in access to pain management and substance use disorder treatment. This module is designed to inform New Jersey health care professionals about changing views on the etiologies of addiction, physician bias and racial disparities in access to pain management, the undertreatment of pain associated with race, racial disparities in the treatment of opioid use disorder, and more.
Target Audience: New Jersey Physicians; Podiatrists; Physician Assistants; Certified Nurse Midwives; Dentists; Advanced Practice Nurses; Social Workers; Psychologists; Marriage & Family Therapists; and Professional Counselors.
Objectives: At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how the opioid crisis has affected different racial groups over time
- Identify changing models of the etiologies of addiction
- Articulate how physician bias has impacted opioid prescribing, and recognize racial disparities in access to pain management
- Examine the effects of opioid prescribing patterns and the undertreatment of pain on minorities
- Articulate barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) access for minorities
- Recognize racial disparities in the treatment of opioid use disorder
- Assess the impact of telemedicine on minority access to MAT during COVID-19.
Available CME Credit for Physicians:
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
RowanSOM designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-B credit and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
RowanSOM designates this Internet live activity for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To receive full credit, you must be present for the entire enduring recorded course activity.
To receive a certificate of completion, and CME certificate, complete the Pre-Assessment, Post-Assessment, Knowledge Assessment, Attestation Form, and Outcome Survey/Evaluation.
Hearing Impaired Registrants: This enduring recorded course will contain closed captioning.
For questions pertaining to AOA and ACCME CME credits, please contact Tara Shontz, RowanSOM Program Coordinator at cme@rowan.edu
For technical support with registration and access to the module, please contact the Rowan Online Marketplace Center at (856) 256-5560, or submit an email ticket here.
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