Virginia 5 Hour Physician Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Best Practices for Treating Pain with Opioid Analgesics, 2nd Edition 2
Course release date: 5/7/2024
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians (MD/DO) and all other health care professionals.
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to provide the fundamentals of acute and chronic pain management and a contextual framework for the safer prescribing of opioid analgesics that includes consideration of a full complement of nonopioid treatment options.
- Evidence-Based Guidance on Prescribing Controlled Substances 3
Course release date: 10/1/2021
Target Audience:
This course is designed for all physicians and health care providers involved in the treatment and monitoring of patients prescribed controlled substances.
About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to educate health care providers about the requirements of the Controlled Substances Act and safe prescribing practices for both opioid and non-opioid controlled substances. In addition, some of the medical conditions for which controlled substances are most commonly prescribed will be reviewed, along with recommendations for responsible management of these conditions with specific controlled substances.“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