Responsible Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Continuing Education Course (MED-1009) 2019

If you are MCW Faculty, MCP, CSG, CMG, CP and Zablocki VA please (CLICK HERE)

This course has been approved by the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board as meeting the requirements for the two-hour continuing education course on the responsible opioid prescribing guidelines per Med 13.03(3) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. (Ref # MED-1009)

Price: $50.00 + $2.50 handling fee.

Physicians:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurse Practitioners:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930.  This program has been approved for 2.0 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.5 hours of pharmacology).

Physician Assistants:This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 2.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits by the AAPA Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of
07/17/2017 . Participants may submit the post-test at any time during that period.  

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Target Audience

This course is designed for clinicians outside of the MCW community including - physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants with a current DEA certificate and who prescribe opioids for pain management.

MCW, MCP, CSG, CP and CMG physicians should access the internal course link.  If you are MCW Faculty, MCP, CSG, CMG, CP and Zablocki VA please (CLICK HERE)

Learning Objectives

  • Describe appropriate patient assessment for treatment with ER/LA opioid analgesics.
  • Evaluate risks and potential benefits of ER/LA therapy, as well as possible misuse.
  • Apply proper methods to initiate therapy, modify dose, and discontinue use of ER/LA opioid analgesics.
  • Monitor patients prescribed opioids for benefit and harm.
  • Employ methods to counsel patients and caregivers about the safe use of ER/LA opioid analgesics, including proper storage and disposal.
  • Safely discontinue opioids when there is too little benefit or too much risk and harm.
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Linda Caples
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-4900
Email: 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.50 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 2.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 2.00 PA
    PA credit.
Course opens: 
01/01/2019
Course expires: 
03/05/2019
Cost:
$2.50

Robert W. Hurley, MD/PhD Vice Chair of Pain Medicine and Professor Department of Anesthesiology Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
Disclosure:
No relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.50 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 2.00 NP Contact Hours
  • 2.00 PA
    PA credit.

Price

Cost:
$2.50
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