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RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE OPIOID PRESCRIBING COURSE ONE | 3 CREDITS SATISFIES 2 CREDITS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids. By implementing these tools, clinicians can effectively address issues related to the clinical management of opioid prescribing, opioid risk management, regulations surrounding the prescribing of opioids, and problematic opioid use by patients. In doing so, healthcare professionals are more likely to achieve a balance between the benefits and risks of opioid prescribing, optimize patient attainment of therapeutic goals, and avoid the risk to patient outcome, public health, and viability of their own practice imposed by deficits in knowledge. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT: MATE ACT TRAINING COURSE TWO | 8 CREDITS SATISFIES THE DEA’S NEW ONE-TIME MATE REQUIREMENT Substance use disorders continue to be an important health issue in the United States and can lead to significant problems in all aspects of a person’s life. For DEA-registered practitioners, fulfill your DEA opioid training requirement and strengthen your expertise on appropriate assessment and management of substance use with this course. In addition, the presence of substance use disorders can complicate the treatment or management of comorbid medical conditions. Given the ongoing prescription and illicit opioid use and overdose epidemic in the United States and the widespread incidence of chronic pain, opioid prescribing and optimum safe pain management is a public health concern. All clinicians should have good knowledge of the available options for substance use disorder treatment and for safe opioid prescribing and dispensing.
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