Assessing Risks and Mitigation When Prescribing Opioids

$5.00

This course reviews strategies such as risk assessment tools and protocols when prescribing opioids that support patient/client safety and mitigate risk.

Description

When prescribing opioids, it is essential to balance the potential therapeutic benefit with the known and potential serious risks associated with these drugs. The Food and Drug Administration now requires a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) from manufacturers to ensure that the benefits of a drug or biological product outweigh its risks.

This course reviews strategies such as risk assessment tools and protocols that support patient/client safety and mitigate risk. Tools such as the ORT, PMP, and protocols and procedures such as pill counts, UDS, controlled substance treatment agreements, aberrant behavior screens, SBIRT, and Naloxone prescriptions, among other issues, will be explored as they are used in practice.


How it Works

After watching a video presentation by Jonathan C. Fellers, MD, FAPA, you will be required to take a short quiz. Upon receiving a grade of 80% or higher, you will be directed to a course evaluation. Once you have completed the evaluation, you will be able to download a .pdf certificate to get your course credit.

Outline

  • Video Presentation
  • Exit quiz requiring a score of at least 80% to earn contact hours
  • Evaluation of the training

About the Presenter

Dr. Jonathan C. Fellers received his Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Degree in Medicine from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his psychiatry residency at University of Virginia where he served as Chief Resident in 2013. He completed a fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at the Oregon Health and Science University and his postdoctoral fellowship at the MIRECC Portland VA Health Care System. Dr. Fellers is an Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and is Co-Occurring Service Lead for MMC Department of Psychiatry, Director, Integrated Medication-Assisted Treatment, MMC/MMP and Medical Director, Maine Tobacco Help Line.


Contact Hours

Certificates will be issued upon completion of an online course evaluation.
No partial credit will be given.

 

  • 1 Category I contact hour for Psychologists are provided.
    CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
  • 1 contact hour for CHES.
    CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
  • Certificate of completion for 1 contact hour for Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors, and other Professionals.
  • This course may be used for 1 contact hour for MHRT-C Domain 6

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