Date: May 24, 2022 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Fee
$0.00
CE Hours
1.00
CE Units
0.100
Registration closes on May 27, 2022 10:00 PM
Activity Type
- Knowledge
Target Audience(s)
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
Accreditation(s)
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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Objectives
- List current District of Columbia resource guides including the DHCF/DC DUR Boards “A Collaborative Approach for Safe USE of Opioids”, and DC Health’s Pocket Guideline for Prescribing Opioid for Chronic Pain to reduce patient harm from opioids
- Describe at least one important aspect of opioid use from the aforementioned resources guides that promotes better or best practices for key aspects of the medication use process including prescribing, preparation/dispensing, administration, monitoring, and patient education
- Given a case study where a patient’s opioid prescription utilization suggests overprescribing, misuse and or abuse, outline at least two potential opportunities for improvement and subsequent strategies to reduce patient harm
- Describe at least one major role each health care professional and/or related organization(s) are responsible for fulfilling, based on local requirements or guidance, to advance opioid stewardship in the care of patients and the general public
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
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Dr. Christopher Keeys, Pharm.D.,BCPS, Pharm.D., BCPS
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Activity Number
0010-9999-22-028-L08-P
Date:
05/24/22
Time:
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
CE Hours
1.00
Registration Closed