At Penn Medicine, our program has grown in response to the devastating impact of opioid use in our vulnerable community. Yet, based on electronic medical record data, fewer than 20% of patients receive MOUDs while admitted to the hospital, and there are treatment needs in our community that are not addressed by our outpatient clinics. Now is the time to expand provider readiness and equity in treating OUD by preparing our clinical staff at Penn Medicine to provide comprehensive addiction care wi...

This activity is designed to provide evidence-based interprofessional education about Palliative and End-of-Life care to hospital-based, outpatient, and home care clinicians who engage in the care of patient with serious illnesses.

As death rates from opioids continue to climb one of the more important tools to manage opioid use disorder (OUD) is proper opioid stewardship.  The presenter will discuss the effect of OUD and how prescribers opioids can affect a change.

For a list of Penn Medicine DEA-Required Opioid Training activities, click here.Q. Why do we have to complete this trainingA. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.  Below is information on this new requirement.Q. When does the new...

The re-emergence of fentanyl has created a heightened need for clinicians to employ medications designed to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) and implement harm reduction strategies. 

Last Reviewed Date: April 9, 2023This activity is designed to provide evidence-based recommendations for the care of our Emergency Department patient population who are facing substance abuse issues. 

This course is complimentary to participate on and is available ONLY to Penn Employees.The goal of the educational activity is to change the paradigm towards more judicious opioid prescribing by providing an overview of the opioid epidemic and identifying strategies for clinicians to safely manage and treat acute and chronic pain, promote adherence to new prescribing guidelines and promote harm reduction with opioid use. New Joint Commission requirements issued January 1, 2018 mandate that our h...

The opioid crisis has invaded every corner of the US. And with the highest rate of overdose death among major cities, Philadelphia has been hit especially hard — a statistic that COVID-19 has only exacerbated. How do you begin to tackle multiple complex public health emergencies? Is there hope for life beyond addiction?Join Penn Medicine faculty as they discuss the inroads being made in this fight. Learn how research on the disease of addiction at Penn is setting new standards of care, driving m...

Last Reviewed Date: April 9, 2023THERE 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 ...