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ForwardCOR April 7th: Nonmedical Use of Opioids in Youth: Opioid Safety and Treatment Education
Note this session is only available via live webcast.
Physicians will review the latest statistics in youth regarding the opioid epidemic, including nonmedical use of prescription opioids and its associated risk for hospitalization and heroin use. They will be engaged in recognizing potential risk and protective factors of opioid misuse and use disorder in adolescents and young adults and able to summarize current recommendations for acute pain in this vulernable population. Use of universal screening tools to determine youth’s level of involvement in substances and how to employ brief intervention and referral to treatment will also be modeled. Physicians will compare and contrast medications for opioid use disorder in adolescence, and identify ways to expand naloxone distribution in their practice through co-prescribing with opioid prescriptions, as well as, discuss home-based prevention strategies.
Target Audience
Physicians, Psychologists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses specializing in Primary Care and Pediatrics.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to:
- Describe recent trends in opioid use, overdose deaths, and opioid use disorder diagnoses among the adolescent and young adult population in the United States.
- Assess an adolescent or young adult patient using appropriate screening tools for opioid misuse or opioid use disorder and determine whether brief intervention or referral for treatment is needed.
- Develop a treatment approach centered on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in an adolescent or young adult with opioid use disorder.
- Recommend co-prescribing of naloxone with a prescription opioid and provide caregiver training on naloxone administration
Additional Information
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 April COR Announcement.pdf | 211.89 KB |
Jeffrey P. Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA
Clinical Professor
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Kingston, RI
Kelly L. Matson, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Professor
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Kingston, RI
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and South County Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds. The Warren Alpert Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
RI Specific: This training meets the requirements set forth in RI Regulation 3.14 Prescriber Training Requirement for Best Practices Regarding Opioid Prescribing. This specific training requirement is required only once and must be completed before renewal of controlled substance registration or two (2) years (whichever is longer).
Psychologists: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is approved by the RI Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Alpert Medical School maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 1.25 Category 1 CE Credits. Credits available to RI licensed psychologists only.
Available Credit
- 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.25 APA
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
In support of improving patient care, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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.
- 1.25 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.