Topic:
Safe and Appropriate Use of Opioids for Acute and Chronic Pain - Ajay Manhapra, MD
Event Date: July 01, 2019
End Date: June 30, 2025
Credits Offered:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ - 1.00
Attendance - 1.00
Objectives
1. Describe basics of opioid pain relief mechanisms.
2. Determine reasons for treating acute and chronic pain.
3. Explain the appropriate role of opioids in acute, sub-acute and chronic pain treatment.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the pathways to development of opioid misuse, opioid dependence and addiction.
5. Demonstrate appropriate use of opioids in pain management for patients with substance abuse disorders or in recovery.
6. Manage patients on long-term opioid treatment and how to taper opioids.
7. Describe regulatory and Virginia laws regarding oversight of opioid replacement treatment.
Disclosure Statement
All planning committee members and presenters have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Eastern Virginia Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.