Opioid Stewardship in Multimorbidity: Balancing Pain, Function, and Polypharmacy ___________________ MDNJ01ST — 1 CREDIT HOUR R elease D ate : 11/01/25 E xpiration D ate : 10/31/28
Opioid Stewardship in Multimorbidity: Balancing Pain, Function, and Polypharmacy In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 1 ABIM MOC Point, 1 ABS MOC Point, 1 ABA MOCA Point, 1 ABP MOC Point, 1 ABPath CC Point.
Faculty Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C , is a board-certified Fam- ily Nurse Practitioner and NetCE Nurse Planner. She works as a Nurse Division Planner for NetCE and a per diem nurse practitioner in urgent care in Central Illinois. Mary graduated with her Associate’s degree in nursing from Carl Sandburg College, her BSN from OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Col- lege of Nursing in 2013, and her MSN with a focus on nursing education from Chamberlain University in 2017. She received a second master’s degree in nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain University in 2019. She is an adjunct faculty member for a local university in Central Illinois in the MSN FNP program. Her previous nursing experience includes emer- gency/trauma nursing, critical care nursing, surgery, pediatrics, and urgent care. As a nurse practitioner, she has practiced as a primary care provider for long-term care facilities and school- based health services. She enjoys caring for minor illnesses and injuries, prevention of disease processes, health, and wellness. In her spare time, she stays busy with her two children and hus- band, coaching baseball, staying active with her own personal fitness journey, and cooking. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing, for which she is a member of the
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for physicians, PAs, and nurses involved in the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions and comorbid pain. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to provide physicians, PAs, and nurses with evidence-based strategies for safe opioid prescrib- ing in patients with multiple chronic conditions and complex medication regimens, improving interprofessional care and patient outcomes. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Identify critical drug-drug interactions between opioids and commonly prescribed medications in multimorbid patients. 2. Describe evidence-based alternatives to opioids for chronic pain management. 3. Implement risk mitigation strategies when opioid therapy is necessary in patients with polypharmacy. 4. Articulate the roles of pharmacists and behavioral health professionals in interprofessional opioid stewardship.
bylaws committee. Faculty Disclosure
Contributing faculty, Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planners John M. Leonard, MD Margo A. Halm, RN, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell
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