THE PHARMACIST'S ROLE IN THE OPIOID CRISIS, 2ND EDITION

Course overview

THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE PHARMACISTS PRACTICING IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY PHARMACY SETTINGS AN OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR WAYS THAT THE OPIOID CRISIS INTERSECTS WITH PHARMACY PRACTICE. THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE PHARMACISTS WITH A HISTORY OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS AND HOW PHARMACY PRACTICE HAS EXPANDED TO MEET PATIENT AND COMMUNITY NEEDS AS WELL AS ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE OPIOID CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OPIOID-RELATED DISPARITIES. THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE PHARMACISTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE STATE OF OPIOID USE DISORDER AND HOW OPIOIDS AFFECT THE BRAIN, HOW THE PHARMACIST CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER TO REDUCE STIGMA AND FACILITATE TREATMENT-SEEKING, AND THE BENEFITS OF MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER; PARTICIPANTS WILL REVIEW THE 2022 CDC CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS FOR PAIN (2022 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE).