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Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks

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Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide clinicians who prescribe or distribute opioids with an appreciation for the complexities of opioid prescribing and the dual risks of litigation due to inadequate pain control and drug diversion or misuse in order to provide the best possible patient care and to prevent a growing social problem.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Outline the types of pain and effective approaches to managing different pain types.
  • Describe the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent guidelines for prescribing opioids.
  • Identify behaviors that are indicative of opioid seeking, diversion, addiction, and/or misuse.
  • Discuss federal and state laws pertaining to the prescription of controlled substances.
  • Create a plan to properly educate patients and families regarding safe opioid use.
  • Describe potential causes and effects of disparities in pain management, and approaches to minimize negative consequences.

Pharmacy Technician Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Discuss types of pain and the CDC’s guidelines for opioid prescribing.
  • Describe factors that can affect opioid prescribing, including signs of misuse, legal parameters, and treatment disparities.

About the Author/Presenter 
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Director

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Dental AGD Code: 340, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician

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