Guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances MedChat

Episode 65: Guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care and geriatric healthcare providers and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
This activity will discuss the steps to safe prescribing of opioids for providers. In that chronic pain is commonly treated in the primary care office and back pain is one of top ten reasons patients visit health care providers, providers should be aware of how to safely prescribe controlled substances if selected as the treatment for these patients.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

Describe the risks and benefits of prescribing and tapering controlled substances. Identify the key components of safe prescribing of controlled substances. Moderator
Gregory E. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of Adult Neurology
Medical Director, Memory Center
Norton Neuroscience Institute
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker
Kelly C. Cooper, M.D., MPH, FASAM
Addiction Specialist
Norton Behavioral Health
Louisville, Kentucky
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures  
The planners, moderators and speakers of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
Commercial Support 
There was no commercial support for this activity. 
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.  
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
HB1 / Prescribing Controlled Substances
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has approved the podcast Guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances for .75 HB1 credit hours. ID# 0723-H.75-NHC2i

Resources for Additional Study:

The Impact of Increased Hydrocodone Regulation on Opioid Prescribing in an Urban Safety-Net Health Care System   
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31068400/
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United States, 2022
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36327391/
 
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Date of Original Release | March 2024; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | March 2027
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org  
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