Tennessee Controlled Substances - 2023 Update on Opioid Prescribing and Pain Treatment and 2023 Update on Buprenorphine Prescribing



Monday, April 17, 2023, 6:00 AM - Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6:00 AM


Specialties - Other


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (2.00 hours)


A 2-hour overview course on opioid prescribing laws, opioid prescribing, pain treatment, recognizing and treating opioid addiction (OUD) with specific updates on use of buprenorphine for treatment of addiction and treatment of pain.

This course is available to VUMC employees only.

 

Additional resources and a brief video from the American College of Emergency Physicians (optional, not required for for course completion and credit):  https://www.acep.org/by-medical-focus/mental-health-and-substanc-use-disorders/stigma



Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, you should be able to:

  1. Describe the 3 waves of opioid overdose that underlie the current opioid crisis
  2. Explain why it is important to understand the 4 types of pain when making a pain treatment plan
  3. Discuss when opioids are indicated and when they may not be indicated for treatment of pain
  4. Describe the laws and the guidelines that govern opioid prescription in Tennessee
  5. Differentiate opioid use from opioid use disorder by applying DSM5 criteria
  6. List evidence based treatments for opioid use disorder
  7. Discuss how to use buprenorphine-naloxone in routine treatment of opioid use disorder
  8. Describe basic techniques to manage OUD and co-occurring pain
  9. List federal and state laws in TN governing the use of buprenorphine-naloxone for management of OUD