Evidence-based Prescribing: An Online Course with Tools You Can Use to Fight the Opioid Epidemic

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ONLINEAAPACMECNEOpioidDEA-Required Opioid TrainingComplimentary - No FeeState Required CME

Friday, March 31, 2023, 8:00 AM - Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 5:00 PM

Last Reviewed Date: March 4, 2024

THERE IS NO FEE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ACTIVITY, HOWEVER REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED CREDIT FOR THIS ACTIVITY, CREDIT CAN NOT BE RE-ISSUED. 

The Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and faculty experts from Penn Medicine are offering an education curriculum for prescribers on best practices for using the PDMP and on how to address substance use disorder with patients. We invite you to view these complimentary online educational courses that are relevant to your practice needs and will address the following topics:

*Incorporating the PDMP into Clinical Workflows
*Using the PDMP to Optimize Pain Management
*Approaches to Addressing Substance Use Disorder with Patients Identified by the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

*Effective Opioid Tapering Practices

1. Integrate the PDMP into workflows to make clinical decisions
2. Use the PDMP to optimize pain management
3. Address substance use disorder with patients identified by the PDMP
4. Implement effective opioid tapering practices

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine 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.

  

Designation of Credit

Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This program provides 4.0 contact hours.

Physician Assistants: Penn Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Opioid Education: This program provides 4.0 hours.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements

All modules can be used to meet the Medical and/or Osteopathic Boards’ CME credit requirement or Patient Safety/Risk Management. See below for the specific requirements that each module meets:

Act 124 Pain Management –Module 2

Act 124 Prescribing Practices for Opioids –Module 4

Act 124 Identification of Addiction –Module 3

Patient Safety/Risk Management –Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4

 

MODULES and FACULTY

• Introduction of Evidence-Based Practice: Tools You Can Use to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
•  Incorporating the PDMP into Clinical Workflows
•  Using the PDMP to Optimize Pain Management
•  Approaches to Addressing Substance Use Disorder with Patient Identified by the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
•  Effective Opioid Tapering Practices

 

David A. Horowitz, MD – Program Chair

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Practices

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Penn Medicine

 

Michael A. Ashburn, MD, MPH

Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Director, Penn Medicine Pain Center

Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

  

Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine

Director, Division of Medical Toxicology

 

Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Dean for Practice

Professor of Pain Practice, School of Nursing

Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

 

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Staff in the Office of Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education (CMIE) and Penn Nursing (Vaughn Wurst, Belinda Rose, CHCP and Ansheai Spence-Jones, CMP) and the Senior Peer Reviewer, Stanley Goldfarb, MD, have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity.

 The following planning committee and faculty members have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:

Michael A. Ashburn, MD, MPH

David A. Horowitz, MD

Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN

 

Permission to Use Copyrighted Materials

The Office of Continuing Medical & Interprofessional Education at Penn Medicine has sought and obtained permission to use copyrighted content and materials in the preparation of this educational activity ("Use in Electronic Course Materials").

 

How to Receive Credit: 

To receive your Certificate of Credit for participating in this CME/CE-certified educational curriculum, please follow these steps:

• Read all the introductory material including faculty and disclosure information
• Complete the pre-test
• Review the video lectures, references and resources
• Complete the post-test. You will have 5 attempts to earn at least 70% on the post-test in order to complete the course and earn your certificate.
• Evaluate the activity using the brief survey. You must complete the post activity evaluation to receive credit.
• You will be able to download your certificate after completing the post-activity evaluation.

 

Check your state department of health for additional educational resources!

Pennsylvania residents: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/PDMP/Pages/Education.aspx

Live outside of Pennsylvania? Consult your state department of health website.

 

Questions: For questions related to this educational activity, contact Penn Medicine Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania at [email protected] or at 215-898-8005.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (4.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (4.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (4.00 hours), Opioid Education (4.00 hours)

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Thank you to the PA Department of Health for providing the educational materials used in the presentations.