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    Webinar Details


    Event Type

    Live Online

    Date

    Friday, March 14, 2025

    Time

    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Location

    PharmCon Webinar Studio (freeCE.com)

    Credits

    1 Contact Hour(s)

    Target Audience

    Pharmacist

    Cost

    $30.00

    • Overview

      This session is part of the Opioid series, which explores the safe and effective utilization of prescription opioids within diverse pain management treatment plans during the opioid crisis. This session seeks to explore general considerations regarding safe and effective prescription opioid utilization in pain management, including aspects such as renal dosing, hepatic dosing, gradual opioid tapering, opioid rotation, and the calculation of morphine milligram equivalent (MME) daily dosages. This session also reviews the various manners of classifying prescription opioids based on structural class, mechanism of action, origin, and polarity, and controlled substance class.


      Handouts

      Slide Document 25001L08_2pp.pdf
      Slide Document 25001L08_6pp.pdf





      Financial Support By

      PharmCon
    • Pharmacist

      Differentiate opioid medications by structural class, mechanism of action, origin, and polarity, and controlled substance class
      Recall the metabolism of common prescription opioid medications with attention to respective renal and hepatic dosage considerations
      Identify the 12 recommendations within the 2022 CDC Opioid Guideline Update
    • Repeat Presentation

      This is a first run presentation.

      Future Airings

      There are no future airings of this activity scheduled at this time.

    • Activity Type

      Knowledge

      CE Broker

      20-1262239

      Universal Activity Number

      Pharmacist 0798-0000-25-001-L08-P

      ACPE PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

      PharmCon, Inc. is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

      In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, attendees must respond to all randomly-generated participation checks and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on the website.


    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
    Windows 8.1
    Windows 10
    Apple Mac OS X 10.13 or higher
    iOS 10+
    Android 4.3+


    SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
    Google Chrome
    Mozilla Firefox

    Log in locally; do not log in using a VPN, cloud server, remote desktop, etc.


    NETWORK REQUIREMENTS
    Broadband Internet Connection:
    T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
    4G cellular connection
     
     

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    Computer sharing is NOT permitted due to accreditation guidelines on activity monitoring. Credit is earned by one user per device.