Treating Opioid Use Disorder: A Pharmacist's Guide for Understanding Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)


This CE Presentation was broadcast on August 29, 2020 and September 19, 2020.  When registering and claiming CE, please be sure to select the program that correlates with the webinar you attended.

Date: Aug 29, 2020 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

3.00

CE Units

0.300

Registration closes on Oct 24, 2020 11:55 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge & Application

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists

Accreditation(s)

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Accreditation Statement: Howard University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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Registration closes on Oct 24, 2020 at 11:55 PM

Registration Closed  

Objectives

  • Discuss the epidemiology of opioid overdose and opioid use disorder in the United States
  • Review the prescribing patters of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain over the past two decades
  • Define and review the clinical presentation of opioid dependence, opioid withdrawal, and opioid use disorder
  • Review the pharmacology and therapeutics for methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone, and naltrexone for the treatment of opioid use disorder

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Jasmine Carpenter, PharmD, BCPS
Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Activity Number

0010-9999-20-010-L01-P
Date: 08/29/20
Time: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

CE Hours

3.00
Registration Closed