• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  This session is part of the Opioid Module, 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 :   22024L08_6pp(001).pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   Charts_Handout.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   22024L08_2pp(001).pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Recognize appropriate gradual opioid dosage tapering plans and opioid rotation plans

  Differentiate opioid medications by structural class, mechanism of action, origin, polarity, and controlled substance class

  Recall the metabolism of common prescription opioid medications, and renal/hepatic dosage considerations

  Calculate morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) based on the 2016 CDC Chronic Pain Opioid Guidelines

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Application

  CE Broker

  20-881353

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-22-024-L08-P
  

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

  PharmCon 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, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Mark  Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS Assistant Professor, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

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