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Certfified Pharmacy Executive Leader (CPEL)
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Integrated Informatics Institute
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Educational Sessions

Opioid-Associated Education

Opioid Guidelines, Regulations, Legislation, Oh My! Unintended Consequences of Good Intentions

Monday, December 4, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM  
Location: ACC, Room 201b, Level 2
CE Credits 1.50 contact hours
Activity #: 0204-0000-23-232-L08-P
Activity Type: Application-based
Target Audience: Pharmacist

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the impact of the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain on chronic pain management practice.
  • Discuss regulations and legislation on opioid prescribing in relation to existing evidence-based medicine.
  • Differentiate the 2022 and 2016 CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing and the potential impact the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain will have on chronic pain management practice.
  • Evaluate pain management patient case scenarios in which clinical judgment and the patient-provider relationship may supersede broad guideline recommendations.
  • Summarize the potential benefits and harms of implementing opioid prescribing guideline recommendations via regulations and legislation.