• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Join us for a discussion on reviewing the key patient care components within the 2022 CDC Opioid Guideline Update. The specific recommendations within the 2022 CDC Opioid Guideline Update will be discussed within the context of appropriate pain management. Additionally, we will discuss pain management best practices utilized prior to initiating opioid medications and for chronic utilization. Regardless of the debate over morphine milligram equivalent (MME) factor utilization and appropriateness, we will also discuss MME Factors for appropriate utilization in patient care. Overall, our society has greatly changed since the 2016 CDC Opioid Guidelines, thus it’s a great time to discuss how our patient care needs to adapt as well.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   22287H08_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   22287H08_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Recall the morphine milligram equivalent (MME) factors of common prescription opioid medications

  Identify the specific recommendations within the 2022 CDC Opioid Guideline Update

  Recall the pain management best practices utilized prior to initiating opioid medications, and for chronic utilization

  Pharmacy Technician

  Recall the pain management best practices utilized prior to initiating opioid medications, and for chronic utilization

  Recall the morphine milligram equivalent (MME) factors of common prescription opioid medications

  Identify the specific recommendations within the 2022 CDC Opioid Guideline Update

  Nurse

  Recall the morphine milligram equivalent (MME) factors of common prescription opioid medications

  Identify the specific recommendations within the 2022 CDC Opioid Guideline Update

  Recall the pain management best practices utilized prior to initiating opioid medications, and for chronic utilization

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1076634

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-22-287-H08-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-22-287-H08-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-22-287-H08-N
  

  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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