Controlled Substance Prescribing - CME NCPD TN Prescribing



Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 12:00 AM - Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 12:00 AM


Specialties - Anesthesiology, Cardiac Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Health Policy, Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Otolaryngology, Palliative Care, Pediatric Surgery, Pharmacology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Radiation Oncology, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Section of Surgical Sciences, Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Urology


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (2.40 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (2.00 hours)


Overview of proper prescribing of controlled substances including: - review of chronic pain guidelines with consideration of TN Together laws and 2022 CDC opioid guidelines - recommendations on naloxone prescribing and use - discussions regarding opioid disposal - acute pain management for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), chronic pain including non-opioid alternatives for acute pain management


ACCME Objectives
  1. Understand Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines for Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing
  2. Recognize signs and symptoms of opioid use disorder
  3. Apply evidence-based practice recommendations to safely taper opioid medications
  4. Discuss Tennessee state law regulations on opioid and naloxone prescribing
  5. Develop a multimodal pain management plan of care

ANCC Learning Outcomes
  1. After participating in this activity, learners who complete an evaluation will self-report an increase in knowledge regarding proper prescribing of controlled substances including review of current state and national guidelines, proper prescribing and use of naloxone, and acute pain management for patients with substance use disorder and/or chronic pain.


Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education and Professional Development, is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development, designates this activity for a maximum of 2.4 Contact Hours.