Responsible Opioid Prescribing CME Activity
Opioid analgesics are the drugs of choice for the management of moderate to severe pain due to surgery, trauma, and cancer and may be essential in the treatment of persons with chronic non-cancer pain. Yet in spite of their documented effectiveness, they are often underutilized or used inappropriately. There is confusion about the risks associated with the use of these drugs, particularly about addiction. There is also evidence that physicians’ decisions about opioid prescribing have been influenced by their lack of knowledge about the laws and regulations that govern the prescribing of these drugs and their resultant fears of regulatory scrutiny.
This CME activity is designed to improve the knowledge of practicing physicians about the laws and regulations that govern the prescribing of opioid analgesics for pain control. It is specifically aimed at helping physicians learn the steps they can take to protect their practices from both unwarranted regulatory scrutiny and persons seeking opioids for non-medical purposes.
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Process for CME Participation and Credit
There are no prerequisites for participating in this activity. The entire process listed below should take 7 hours and 15 minutes to complete. In order to receive credit, participants should complete the following steps:
- Purchase & read "Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician's Guide"
- Register and pay for the activity. The fee is $30.00. Be sure to save the access code you receive in your email confirmation after registering for the activity, as you will need this to complete Step 3.
- Once you've registered at the link above, complete and submit the online post-test and evaluation form.
This requires three steps:
Participants must correctly answer at least 70% of the questions in order to receive credit.
- Print your CME certificate.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, and Federation of State Medical Boards. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health designates this education activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for 0.725 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 7.25 hours.
Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this CME activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests* in order to allow CME staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during the educational activity. For this educational activity all conflicts of interests have been resolved and detailed disclosures are provided in the printed materials.
Commercial Support
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, The Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, and the Federation of State Medical Boards gratefully acknowledge the educational grant provided by Endo Pharmaceuticals for this activity.
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Expiration Date: March 1, 2012
* The ACCME defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.
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