Case 12: When to Say No to Increasing Opioid Analgesics- Enduring
Note: This is not registration for the live webinar. This is registration for the enduring recorded course.
RECORDED OPIOID SAFETY GRAND ROUND: Registration opens and course begins January 19th, 2024
When To Say No To Increasing Opioid Analgesics is a RECORDED opioid safety grand round that will provide standardized, comprehensive, easily accessible, evidence-based education on best practices and current laws regarding opioids for professionals throughout the State. This presentation will include case studies that focus on the patient’s request/need for more opioid medication, patient’s theory of their pain, making adjustments to the plan of care, and explaining the decision-making process to the patient.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Healthcare Professionals with Prescribing Authority (i.e. Physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, advanced practice nurses, pharmacists)
OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Assess the patient’s request/need for more opioid medication
- Integrate the patient’s theory of their pain in the decision-making
- Prepare to make adjustments to the plan of care
- Explain/restate the decision-making process to the patient
AVAILABLE CREDIT FOR PHYSICIANS: 1 AOA Category 1-B and 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™
BOARDS WHO RECOGNIZE THESE COURSES:
- Board of Medical Examiners
- Physician Assistant Advisory Committee
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Dentistry
- Board of Pharmacy