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In the times where millions of Americans are affected by opioid misuse, education is your first tool in slowing this fast-growing epidemic. Featuring interviews with ED and hospital physicians on the frontlines, The Opioid Epidemic 2018: Policies, Treatments, Alternatives, offers the latest efforts, from emergency medicine to post-acute care, to prevent overprescription of opioids and treat opioid use disorder while ensuring that chronic pain patients receive the treatment they need. In addition, this digital resource offers valuable opioid-specific CME/CE credit hours, a growing requirement for physicians and nurses across the country.

Features:

• The latest unbiased, clinically relevant information on the opioid epidemic and the effects on the healthcare system
• Best practices for prescribing opioids, whether post-surgery or for chronic pain
• Best practices for non-opioid alternatives to post-surgery pain management
• Strategies to avoid potential liability that may arise by prescribing opioids

Benefits Include:

• Test online and earn opioid-specific CME/CE credits.
• Gain clinically relevant information on ways to combat the opioid epidemic.
• Ensure patients will get the care they need without the risks that come with opioids.
• Learn ways in which to assist patients and fellow HCWs who may be suffering from opioid addiction.

Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements:

Relias Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Relias Learning designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Relias Learning, LLC, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours [3] will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion. California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP#13791.

Activity Objectives:

After reading The Opioid Epidemic 2018: Policies, Treatments, Alternatives, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe best practices for pain alleviation including non-opioid alternatives and appropriate use of opioids.
2. List the benefits and the risks of opioid prescription for pain alleviation.
3. Identify methods for managing opioid overdose.

How to Earn Credits:

Physicians and nurses participate in this online CME/CE activity by reading the articles, using the provided references for further research, and studying the relevant questions at the end of the book. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they’ve learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will be directed to an online activity evaluation form. Once that is submitted, they will receive their credit letter.

Target Audience:

This educational activity is intended for hospital- and community-based physicians and nurses.

Expiration: Apr. 1, 2019

ISBN: 978-1-941481-40-0

Product Code: E17103