Pain Management On Demand: Awareness Training for Prescribers and Dispensers of Controlled Substances



Date & Location
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 12:00 AM - Saturday, May 31, 2025, 11:59 PM

Overview

The pain management and opioid drug crisis presents challenges to many health care professionals. This 1.5 hour module will deliver valuable information related to use of opioids and other controlled substances, integration of treatments, alternative treatments for pain management, counseling patients on the effects and risks associated with using opioids and other controlled substances, the stigma of addiction, utilizing the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), state and federal laws regarding prescribing and dispensing controlled substances, and security features and proper disposal requirements for prescriptions.

This module meets the State of Michigan requirement for awareness training for prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances and provides 1.5 credits in pain and symptom management.

Originally presented September 2019

Release Date: June 1, 2022  •  Expiration Date: May 31, 2025  •  Estimated Time to Complete: 1.5 hours



Objectives

As a result of this activity, learners should be better able to:

Self- report knowledge and understanding of State and Federal laws regarding prescribing and dispensing controlled substances, how to counsel patients on effects and risks associated with using Opioids and other controlled substances and the stigma of addiction.


  1. Discuss the use of opioids and other controlled substances and the stigma of addiction.
  2. Review state and federal laws regarding prescribing and dispensing controlled substances and review how to utilize the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS).
  3. Discuss how to counsel patients on the effects and risks associated with using opioids and other controlled substances.
  4. Review integration of treatments, alternative treatments for pain management, and security features and proper disposal requirements for prescriptions.

Registration

Beaumont Health Employees and Affiliated Providers: Free

Non-Beaumont (external) Providers: $50

Need Assistance? [email protected]

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: All individuals involved with this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), AMA PRA Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.50 hours), Pain and Symptom Management (1.50 hours), IPCE (1.50 hours), Nursing CE (ANCC) (1.50 hours), Pharmacist CE (ACPE) (1.50 hours), Social Work CE (ASWB) (1.50 hours), Pharmacy Technician CE (ACPE) (1.50 hours)

Credit Information

In support of improving patient care, Beaumont Health 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.

Medicine CME: Beaumont Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CE: Beaumont Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 ANCC contact hours.  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacist CE: Beaumont Health designates this activity for 1.5 ACPE contact hours.  ACPE Universal Activity Number: JA4008259-0000-22-093-H08-P • JA4008259-0000-22-093-H08-T

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Credit will be uploaded to the NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after activity completion.  Per ACPE rules, Beaumont Health does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes.  It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct NABP ID and DOB to receive credit.

Social Work CE: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Beaumont Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Beaumont Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits. 

This activity meets the State of Michigan CE licensing requirement on pain and symptom management and training on controlled substances.


Additional Information

References: 

Worley, M. J., Heinzerling, K. G., Shoptaw, S., & Ling, W. (2015). Pain volatility and prescription opioid addiction treatment outcomes in patients with chronic pain. Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, 23(6), 428.

Goodyear, K., Haass-Koffler, C. L., & Chavanne, D. (2018). Opioid use and stigma: The role of gender, language and precipitating events. Drug and alcohol dependence, 185, 339-346. 

Wenger, S., Drott, J., Fillipo, R., Findlay, A., Genung, A., Heiden, J., & Bradt, J. (2018). Reducing opioid use for patients with chronic pain: an evidence-based perspective. Physical therapy, 98(5), 424-433.