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Navigating the Opioid Crisis: Perils, Pitfalls and Practical Solutions

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Friday, May 01, 2020
Saturday, May 02, 2020
The opioid crisis has been declared a national emergency. Physiatrists are at the forefront of treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions, and are frequently asked to manage pain as a method of improving function in inpatient and outpatient settings. This course is designed to assist practicing physiatrists in the management of opioid therapy, including alternative treatments to opioids in treating chronic pain. It is intended to be a real world, clinically applicable series of didactics and interactive case discussions. The participants should leave the course feeling confident in their ability to prescribe opioids safely with a high degree of efficacy, and to be able to protect themselves and their patients from the potential ramifications of opioid prescription.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, TN 37232
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  1. Implement practical techniques for managing patients using safe prescription of opioids.
  2. Employ risk stratification tools for patients regarding their potential for opioid abuse, misuse, and addiction.
  3. Apply integrative medicine and non-opioid adjuvant treatments in practice.
  4. Optimize practice strategies and patient satisfaction in situations in which opioid therapy is not indicated.
  5. Utilize safeguards to ensure personal safety when treating patients using opioids.
  6. Obtain an overview and understanding of the federal laws and regulations pertaining to controlled substance prescribing.



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