Many state medical licensing boards have already or will soon require healthcare professionals to complete mandated continuing education that addresses prescribing controlled substances. Misuse and abuse of prescribed controlled substances can lead to serious consequences, including addiction and overdose. Understanding the signs of abuse of medications such as opioids, sedatives, and stimulants is important to safe prescribing of controlled substances. This course will teach healthcare providers about substance use disorder and how to identify signs and symptoms of misuse and abuse. The course will also discuss a safe and effective approach to managing patients with substance use disorder.
The goal of this course is to educate healthcare providers on substance use disorder and how to identify patients who are misusing or abusing controlled substances.
Many state medical licensing boards have already or will soon require healthcare professionals to complete mandated continuing education that addresses prescribing controlled substances. Misuse and abuse of prescribed controlled substances can lead to serious consequences, including addiction and overdose. Understanding the signs of abuse of medications such as opioids, sedatives, and stimulants is important to safe prescribing of controlled substances. This course will teach healthcare providers about substance use disorder and how to identify signs and symptoms of misuse and abuse. The course will also discuss a safe and effective approach to managing patients with substance use disorder. The goal of this course is to educate healthcare providers on substance use disorder and how to identify patients who are misusing or abusing controlled substances.
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Tennessee Department of Health: Emergency Medical Services (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This CE activity is accredited for 1.2500 Basic CEH by Relias LLC, an organization accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE).
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Controlled Substances
Significance
Background
Definitions
Section 3: Substance Use Disorders
Opioid Use Disorder
Risk for OUD
Sedatives
Stimulants
Section 4: Prevention and Management of Controlled Substances
Prevention
Managing Substance Use Disorder
Section 5: Clinical Vignette
Meet Mark
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Doug earned his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University in 2011. He completed a PGY-1 residency in Pharmacy Practice at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and completed a specialty residency in Drug Information and Medical Information at Duke University Hospital and GlaxoSmithKline. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and has worked as a clinical pharmacist within the Center for Medication Policy of the Duke University Health System since 2013. His primary responsibilities include chairing the Pharmaceutical Utilization Management Program and Medication Alert Optimization Committee for the health system. He also serves as an APPE preceptor, PGY-1 residency coordinator, and is a member of the Duke University Health System Institutional Review Board. Disclosure: Doug Raiff, PharmD, BCPS has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.Writer: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN
Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN, has a long history of professional development experience within the hospital setting. She has taught in pre-licensure nursing programs and has mentored many nurses, both new graduate and experienced, throughout her career as a nurse educator. Sooa is a Lead SME Writer at Relias and holds an MSN in Nursing Education.
Disclosure: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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