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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN WITH OPIOID ANALGESICS, 2ND EDITION COURSE ONE | 6 CREDITS THIS COURSE IS APPROVED BY THE UTAH DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING TO SATISFY THE MANDATORY 3.5 CREDIT HOUR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL PRESCRIBERS. 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.
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MEDICAL ETHICS FOR PHYSICIANS COURSE TWO | 5 CREDITS
Medical ethics, also known as bioethics, is an amalgam of medicine, law, and religion. It is also influenced by cultural beliefs. In this course, we will define the most common ethical principles and note their relationship to the basic theories of ethics. Some of the prominent court cases that have dictated the basis of physician-patient relationships, especially in end-of-life care, are presented. Also, the Patient Self-Determination Act is outlined with explanations of advance directives—better known as physician directives and durable power of attorney for health care. Finally, a possible method of setting up a workable ethical decision-making framework is presented in some detail. Hopefully, this will be useful in the event of a conflict or when a decision involving ethical issues confronts us or our fellow physicians. This course should allow us to comprehend the basic precepts of medical ethics and afford us the general knowledge of how to apply them in our everyday practice of medicine.
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FINAL EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEET REQUIRED TO RECEIVE CREDIT
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