District of Columbia 8 Hour Physician Package (LGBTQ, Pharmacology & new 10% Rule)
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Improving Access to Care for LGBTQ Patients 2Course release date: 3/1/2022
Target Audience:
This course is designed for all physicians (MD/DO), physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to help improve care and health outcomes of the LGBTQ population by recognizing the existing disparities and increased health risks present in this population. This course will examine system and provider/client barriers to equality in healthcare.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) information can be viewed here: MOC Recognition Page - Antibiotic Stewardship 1Course release date: 3/2022
Target Audience:
This course is designed for all physicians and other health care providers.
Course Objective:
The purpose of this course is to increase physicians knowledge and skills regarding antibiotic stewardship best practices. This activity will cover the seven core elements of a successful antibiotic stewardship program, interventions to improve the use of antibiotics, and methods used to track and measure antibiotic use and outcomes.Maintenance of Certification (MOC) information can be viewed here: MOC Recognition Page - Effective Management of Acute and Chronic Pain with Opioid Analgesics 3
Course release date: 10/1/2021
Target Audience:
This course is designed for all physicians and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with pain.
About the Course:
This CME learning activity 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 course will [partially] fulfill the DEA-mandated 8 hours of training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders for DEA licensees renewing on or after June 27, 2023.”
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) information can be viewed here: MOC Recognition Page - Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management 2Course release date: 1/1/2022
Target Audience
This course is designed for all physicians and health care providers involved in the treatment and monitoring of patients with pain.
Course Objective
This CME learning activity is designed to increase physician knowledge and skills about guideline-recommended principles for effectively managing chronic and acute pain conditions with non-opioid pain treatments with a focus non-opioid options for four common painful conditions: osteoarthritis, low-back pain, diabetic neuropathy, and fibromyalgia.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) information can be viewed here: MOC Recognition Page