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Opioid Primer: How to Support Safe Opioid Prescribing?

Learn about the CDC's Opioid Guidelines, chronic opioid therapy, and tools to ensure safe and effective regimens in this CPE activity for healthcare professionals.

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included in AchieveCE+

About this course

Following the 2018 release of the CDC’s Opioid Guidelines, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals have become increasingly involved in the identification and management of substance use disorders. However, the wording of the guidelines has created ambiguity around the appropriateness of opioid use. Improving understanding of chronic opioid therapy will allow pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to partner with providers to ensure regimens are safe and effective. This CPE activity will focus on presenting guidelines as a “guideline” rather than a black and white application for all patients. Areas of ambiguity such as MED cut-offs will be addressed. Tools to help determine the safety and efficacy of therapy will be introduced. The relationship between mental health conditions and opioid use will also be discussed.

Release Date:06/03/2024
Expiration Date:06/03/2027
Universal Activity Number:0657-0000-24-037-H08-P 0657-0000-24-037-H08-T
Ce Broker Id:20-799357
Activity Type:Knowledge-based
Agd Number:386503
Target Audience:
Dental Therapist
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
Pharmacist
Social Worker Intern
Certified Nurse Midwife
Licensed Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Nursing Assistive Personnel
Expanded Function Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Certified Nurse Aides
Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary
Advanced Dental Assistant
Registered Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Nurses
Forensic Nurse-CSA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Psychiatric Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
APRN - Certified Nurse Midwife
Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Nurse Practitioner
Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse
Dentist
Registered Nurse
Licensed Nursing Assistant
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Public Health Nurse
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Nursing Home Administrator
Dental Technician
Licensed Masters Social Worker
Community Dental Health Coordinator
Master's Social Work
Dental Lab
Licensed Certified Social Worker
Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker
Licensed Independent Social Worker Dual
Certified Nursing Assistant
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Denturist
Registered Dental Assistant
General Dentist
Pharmacy Technician
Bachelor's Social Worker
Licensed Independent Social Worker Advanced Practice
Dental Assistant Radiographer
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant
Licensed Graduate Social Worker
Licensed Independent Social Worker Clinical Practice
Dental Assistant
Category:Controlled Substances, Pain Management

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Course Accreditation

This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  • Michigan Board of Pharmacy

  • Florida Board of Pharmacy

Instructors

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Jineane VenciPharmD, MS-CI, BCACP

Jineane Venci received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Buffalo in 2009. She subsequently completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at The University of Rochester Medical Center and received a Masters in Clinical Investigation from The University of Rochester. She is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and is employed as a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at a large academic medical center.​

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Enjoyed this course! It squarely met my license renewal requirement as a physician. It was well-written, and an altogether enjoyable read.

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