A Collaborative Approach for the Safe Use of Opioids_REVISITED


Date: Sep 13, 2022 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

1.50

CE Units

0.150

Registration closes on Oct 03, 2022 10:00 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists
Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants

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.

 

Registration closes on Oct 03, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Registration Closed  

Objectives

  • List current District of Columbia resources and 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
  • Identify one aspect of opioid use from the aforementioned resource guides that promotes best practices and/or key facets of the medication use process including prescribing, preparation/dispensing, administration, monitoring, and patient education
  • Given a pertinent case study where a patient’s opioid prescription utilization suggests overprescribing, misuse and/or abuse, outline two opportunities for strategic improvements to reduce patient harm
  • Describe the role of health care professionals and/or relevant organization(s) to advance opioid stewardship in the care of patients and public health.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Dr. Christopher Keeys, Pharm.D.,BCPS, Pharm.D., BCPS
President, Clinical Pharmacy Associates, Inc.

Activity Number

0010-9999-22-056-L99-P
Date: 09/13/22
Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM

CE Hours

1.50
Registration Closed