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Safe Opiate Prescribing 1HR
From risk-based screening to overcoming disparities, this course equips healthcare professionals with tools to enhance cancer screening practices and deliver patient-centered care.
In this course, students will discuss a broad overview of the role of health care workers in appropriate, evidence-based use of opiates, and in screening and treatment of substance use disorders.
About this course
Step beyond routine care into a world of optimized cancer screening with this vital course tailored for diverse healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, and allied health workers. You'll learn to select the right cancer screening tests by analyzing current evidence-based guidelines and considering patient-specific risk factors. This course enables you to critically assess common errors in screening practices and their impact on patient care, implement shared decision-making techniques for effective communication about screening options, and utilize practical tools to overcome disparities in access to cancer screenings. By participating, you’ll also develop skills to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of patient-centered interventions, ensuring high-quality outcomes in your practice. Join us to become a leader in transformative cancer care and screening practices.
What you will learn
At the completion of this activity, healthcare providers will be able to:
- Define parameters of appropriate opiate prescribing
- Discuss safe prescribing practices and steps
- State ways to prevent drug diversion and misuse
- Discuss substance use disorder and treatment
- Discuss the CDC guidelines and other essential resources
At the completion of this activity, assistants, aids, support staff, and pharmacy technicians will be able to:
- Describe substance use disorder
- Explain how opiate use can lead to addiction
Course content
Course details
Accreditations
This course has been reviewed and approved through the rigorous standards of leading accrediting organizations, ensuring your continuing education credits are formally recognized and respected across professions and states.
ANCC
Accredited for nursing continuing education
ACPE
Accredited for pharmacy continuing education
COPE
Accredited for optometry continuing education
ADA
Accredited for dental continuing education
ACCME
Accredited for physician continuing medical education
Additional Information
- Automatic reporting to CE Broker for participating states
- Instant certificate generation upon course completion
- Credits accepted for license renewal
- Meets state requirements for continuing education
Course Faculty
Learn from leading experts who bring their real-world experience and evidence-based practices to this comprehensive training.
Mary Ellen Biggerstaff
Family nurse practitioner and educator with focus on adolescent health, substance use, and behavioral health integration.
Disclosure
Disclosures
PACE requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to PACE policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
- Mary Ellen Biggerstaff, DNP, MPH, FNP
Assistant Professor, Frontier Nursing University
• has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Why learn from these experts?
Clinical Excellence
Our intuitive, user-friendly platform removes barriers, allowing you to focus on what matters most: advancing your skills and reaching your goals.
Real-World Experience
Combined 27+ years of direct patient care experience with diverse HIV populations in various healthcare settings.
Education Focus
Dedicated to training healthcare professionals and have developed evidence-based curricula for stigma reduction.
Patient Advocacy
Strong advocates for patient-centered care and have worked extensively with HIV advocacy organizations.
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Product Details
- 100% Online. Complete on your time
- Courses meet state, department, and board license requirements
- Instant Completion. Certificate sent to you directly
- Reporting on your behalf to CE Broker
Satisfaction guaranteed or full refund
Requirements & Compliance
This course meets your continuing education requirements across multiple states and professions, ensuring you stay compliant with the latest regulations.
Requirements
West Virginia Board of Medicine 1CSR6
West Virginia drug diversion, controlled substances prescribing.
Michigan Board of Medicine R 338.3135
Michigan physicians Opioid and controlled substance awareness training R 338.3135.
Tennessee BOME T.C.A. § 63-1-402(c)
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners 2 hours of controlled substance prescribing T.C.A. § 63-1-402(c).
Utah Medical Licensing Board 58-37-6.5
Utah physician requirement of 3.5 hours controlled substance prescribing training.
DEA Mate Act
Training on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders.
This course is regularly updated to ensure compliance with current state and federal requirements.
Accreditations
ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center
ACPE
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
COPE
Council on Optometric Practitioner Education
ADA
American Dental Association
ACCME
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
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