Course info

This program is free to all healthcare providers regardless of membership.

Course Expires: October 31, 2024

OVERVIEW

The goal of this series is to provide osteopathic primary care clinicians with evidence-based, multidisciplinary strategies to improve knowledge and competence of pain management with non-pharmacologic and non-opioid therapies, as well as the methodology to safely integrate opioids into treatment regimens to mitigate risks of opioid use disorder while addressing current barriers to optimal management.

OBJECTIVES

• Recall the twelve recommendations for clinicians who are prescribing opioids from the CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022
• Explain strategies to facilitate safe integration of opioid analgesics into treatment plans with considerations for consistent patient education
• Detail strategies to facilitate tapering of opioids following evidence-based practices
• Characterize key clinical presentations of patients at risk for opioid disorder or patients who may be inappropriately using opioids
• Review strategies for implementing OMT into treatment regimens

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) and American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). ACOFP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this enduring activity series for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

ACOFP is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this enduring activity series for a maximum of 6 AOA Category 1-A Credits and will report continuing medical education (CME) credits commensurate with the physician’s participation in this program.

DEA TRAINING FULFILLMENT

As an accredited organization named in section 1263 of CAA 2023, ACOFP and ACOI have developed this series that may satisfy all or portions of your DEA training requirements.

SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies.