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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN WITH OPIOID ANALGESICS, 2ND EDITION COURSE ONE | 6 CREDIT HOURS SATISIFIES THE MANDATORY OPIOID CME REQUIREMENT This course is designed for all physicians and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with pain. It is designed to increase physician knowledge and skills about guideline-recommended principles of pain management, the range of opioid and non-opioid analgesic treatment options, and specific strategies for minimizing opioid analgesic prescription, diversion, and abuse. This activity discusses the management of chronic and acute pain in a variety of patient populations. It reviews evidence for non-opioid therapies, including non-drug and non-opioid drug options, as well as current evidence regarding opioid efficacy, harms, and overdose prevention with naloxone, and how to slowly and safely taper opioid doses. INFECTION CONTROL FOR NEW YORK HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ‒ 2024 UPDATE COURSE TWO | 4 CREDIT HOURS SATISFIES THE MANDATORY INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING REQUIREMENT This course reviews the seven infection control training elements mandated for New York State healthcare professionals. It details airborne, droplet, and bloodborne pathogens that may be transmitted in the work environment leading to healthcare/hospital- acquired infections (HAI). Infection prevention and control (IPC) will be addressed to reduce contact and transmission of pathogens, including multidrug- resistant Tiers 1 to 4 organisms. The course follows the syllabus for infection control and prevention issued by the New York State Departments of Health and Education according to New York State law. The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for enhanced barrier protection (EBP) in skilled nursing facilities, core elements of sepsis, and infection identification and control are included. CDC guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, evidence-based research, and current New York State law are the foundation for course content.
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