Opioid Mortality: What Prescribers Can Do
Tracking # 20-847640
Course overview
This activity will assess the effectiveness of various actions taken to reduce the opioid crisis in the US. It will offer conservative prescribing principles and tools that can best help physicians and other prescribing practitioners define their own policies and reduce risk in prescribing controlled substances for their patients.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Podiatry Examiners
Podiatrist
2h
Continuing medical education related to podiatric opioid issues
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Practitioner
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Arkansas State Medical Board - Medical Doctors & Osteopathic Doctors
Medical Doctor
2h
Prescribing Opioids and/or Benzodiazepines
Osteopathic Doctor
2h
Prescribing Opioids and/or Benzodiazepines
Bahamas Medical Council
Medical Practitioner
2h
Continuing Medical Education
Specialty Medical Practitioner
2h
Continuing Medical Education
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
Relevant to Clinical Nurse Midwife Specialty
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
2h
Relevant to Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Relevant to Registered Nurse Anesthetist Specialty
Florida Board of Medicine
Area of Critical Need Medical Doctor
2h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor
2h
General (AMA Category I)
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
Certified Nursing Assistant
2h
General
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Physician
2h
General
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
2h
General (AMA Category I)
Georgia Board of Nursing
Registered Professional Nurse
2h
General
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
2h
CME related to pharmaceuticals
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
Physician
2h
General CME
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
2h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
2h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Louisiana Board of Dentistry
Dentist
2h
Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
2h
Controlled Dangerous Substances Prescribing Practices Cat 1
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
2h
Category I CME
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Podiatric Physicians
Podiatrist
2h
Category I CME
Michigan Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
2h
Opioids and Controlled Substance Awareness Training (Category 1)
Medical Doctor Compact License
2h
Opioids and Controlled Substance Awareness Training (Category 1)
Michigan Board of Nursing
Registered Nurse
2h
Opioids and Controlled Substance Awareness Training
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
Prescribing Controlled Substances
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Prescribing Controlled Substances
Nurse Practitioner
2h
Prescribing Controlled Substances
Registered Nurse
2h
Continuing education related to nursing
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Doctor of Osteopathy
2h
Content related to the prescribing of medications with an emphasis on controlled substances ( designated AMA Cat I )
Medical Doctor
2h
Content related to the prescribing of medications with an emphasis on controlled substances ( designated AMA Cat I )
Physician Assistant
2h
Content related to the prescribing of medications with an emphasis on controlled substances ( designated AMA Cat I )
New Hampshire Board of Medicine
Physician
2h
Pain Management or Addiction Disorders (Category 1)
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
New Mexico Certified Nurse Midwives and Licensed Midwives
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
The Pharmacology and Risks of Controlled Substances
Licensed Midwife
2h
Pharmacology Related Continuing Education
New Mexico Medical Board
Medical Doctor
2h
Pain Management - AMA Category 1
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
Medical Doctor
2h
Relating to Opioid Prescribing or Substance Abuse
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
2h
Relating to Substance Abuse
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Doctor of Osteopathy
2h
Legal Medicine
Medical Doctor
2h
Legal Medicine
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Related to prescribing controlled substances
South Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners
Podiatrist
2h
Continuing medical education related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
2h
AMA Category I
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
2h
AMA Category I
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Medical Doctor
2h
AMA Category I CME related to prescribing controlled substances
Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
Osteopathic Physician
2h
AMA Category I CME Related to Prescribing Practices
Texas Medical Board - Physicians
Physician
2h
Pain Management and the Prescription of Opioids (Category 1 or 1A)
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Drug Diversion Training and Best Practice Prescribing of Controlled Substances, and Training and Administration an Opioid Antagonist
Wyoming Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
CE related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
CE related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders
Certified Nurse Specialist
2h
CE related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
CE related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders
Registered Nurse
2h
CE related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders
Disclosure statements
The authors, editors, reviewers and planning committee members for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company to disclose.