Course 5 - Opioid Safe Practices, Poly-substance Abuse, & addiction
Opioid Safe Practices, & addiction
The majority of chronic pain patients are in or beyond the fifth decade of life. Chronic pain patients will generally have co-morbidity and poly-pharmacy issues that accompany their chronic pain. Health care providers must correctly evaluate a patient’s need for opioid analgesic medications against the co-morbidity and poly-pharmacy risks.
This new webinar will discuss OPIOID SAFE PRACTICES and use of opioid medications for all age groups and address the following concerns:
** Prescribing opioids carry different risks and dangers for different Age groups. Younger patients are more prone to addiction.
** Middle-aged patients are more likely to mix multiple different Medications without clear medical guidance.
** Older patients will frequently have poly-pharmacy concerns, potentially use medical marijuana or CBD, and have numerous co-morbidities long before opioids are even considered.
HIGHLITED TOPICS
- Principles of Safe Opioid Prescribing: Reducing the Risk for Opioid-Induced Morbidity & Mortality.
- Opioid Prescribing When a Patient is Currently Taking the following: Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids, Cannabis, Anxiolytic Medications, SSRI’s Alcohol, and Stimulants.
- Risk Factors for Opioid Addiction.
- Behavioral Warning Signs of Opioid Misuse, Diversion, & Abuse.
- Opioid Use Disorder and Medication-Assisted Therapy.
This course offers 5 – CE credit hours for the following professions:
NURSES, DENTAL PROFESSIONALS, PHARMACISTS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS & DTRs, PSYCHOLOGISTS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS & ADDICTION COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS & OTAs, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS & PTAs, CASE MANAGERS, NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS (Distance Learning), MASSAGE THERAPISTS.