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Opioid Prescribing and Pain Management - Accreditation

Available January 1 - December 31, 2024

Full Accreditation Information

• 2.0 hour online CME activity
• This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.

Target Audience:

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of those who prescribe controlled substances, particularly opioid pain medications. This includes:

• Approximately 50,000 physician hospitalists in the US
• Primary care providers, specialist providers such as surgeons, cardiologists and neurologists
• Nurse practitioners and physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances and pain medications.

Statement of Need/Program Overview

This CME activity is designed to summarize and review current guidelines and share best practices in opioid prescribing to reduce the inherent risk involved in prescribing opioids. It is critically important for clinicians to understand best practices and practice guidelines to ensure that they are offering the best care, while simultaneously decreasing patient risk and potential liability.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

•  Identify appropriate pain management risk identification strategies for patients
• Recognize situations in which opioid prescribing is and is not appropriate
• Discuss the importance of routinely assessing pain, function, and adverse effects in patient taking chronic opioid therapy.
• Identify signs and symptoms of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder

Faculty

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Program Agenda

            2.0 hours online video available at the participant's convenience

Instructions to Receive Credit

In order to receive credit for this activity, the participant must complete a posttest, with 70% or higher, and evaluation. Certificates will be emailed to you within one week of completion of the survey.  ABIM MOC Credits will be uploaded to the ACCME PARS system within 30 days of activity completion.

Physician Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.  Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation

Global Education Group designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through joint providership of Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.  Global Education Group is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education.  Provider number: 110121. This activity is approved for 2.0 contact hours (which includes 1.0 hour(s) of
pharmacology).

Nursing

ANCC accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.  AANP contact hours are also accepted by ANCC.
https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 2 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships

Global Education Group (Global) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global.  All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Name of Faculty or Presenter             Reported Financial Relationship

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA                                        Nothing to disclose

The planners and managers at Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global Education Group (Global) and Hospital Medicine Seminars do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. 

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (ie, physical, dietary, etc). Please contact us prior to the live event at info@CMEvacations.com

Global Contact Information

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.

Cancellation/Refund Policies

For our conferences, you must register for the conference, make reservations for the hotel, and complete necessary travel arrangements. Hotels, airlines and cruises have their own cancellation and refund policies.  Please contact those providers individually to understand their policies.

CME Live Conference Cancellation Policy:

Within 7 days of the purchase date your choice of the following:

• Full credit towards another conference or
• Refund minus $50 processing fee

After 7 days from the purchase date, your choice of the following:

• Full credit towards another conference or
• You can utilize the online content

Cancellations and conference schedule modifications must be requested via email, please email info@CMEvacations.com 

Online Course Cancellation Policy:

If you have completed less than 50% of the course and have not received a CME certificate:

• Refund minus $50 processing fee within the first 7 days or
• Full credit towards another course or conference 

Cancellations and conference schedule modifications must be requested via email, please email info@CMEvacations.com

Hotel / Cruise Line Cancellation Policies:

Each hotel and cruise line has their own cancellation and refund policies.  We provide information from our negotiated rates when available.  Please review on their websites for the most current information.

Airline Cancellation Policies:

Each airline has their own cancellation and refund policies.  Please review on their websites for the most current information.

Resident, Fellows, and Student Pricing

Special Resident, Fellows, and Student pricing:

Online Updates:

$395 discount

DEA Class:

$45 discount

Live Conferences:

$395 discount on regular price of conference

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• Send an email from your resident, fellows, or student email account to info@CMEvacations.com
• Include all pertinent info: name, status as resident, fellows, or student, the name of your school, fellows, or residency program, and what course(s) you want to purchase
• Include a link to your program's website that shows you are actively in their program. If you are not listed on the program's website, have your program coordinator or one of the physicians you work with send us an email from their medical school, fellows, or residency account stating that you are actively in that program.
• Once we have verified your status, we will email you a personalized discount code
• Purchase the product, entering the discount code at checkout

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