Addressing Geriatric Opioid Prescribing & Opioid Misuse
Prevent Opioid-Related Harms in Older Adults in Rural Oregon
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October 22, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Virtual Conference Hosted via Zoom Course Highlights
Three-stage Model Stage A - Performance Measurement: Identify older adult patients (65 or older) in your care receiving pain treatment with opioids. Stage B - Conference: All-day interactive seminar with experts in the field. Stage C - Survey: Reflect on the measures you have implemented, since the course, to support the discontinuation of opioids for your older adult patient. |
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Contact Information |
Virtual Conference Hosted via Zoom
American Academy of Family Physicians CME Approved
Course Highlights
- Discuss the fundamentals of opioid use disorder (screening, diagnosis, and treatment).
- Address non-opioid alternatives to pain treatment (increasing the use of evidence-based practices for acute and chronic pain).
- Learn the most up-to-date information highlighting improper opioid prescribing in older adults.
Three-stage Model
Stage A - Performance Measurement: Identify older adult patients (65 or older) in your care receiving pain treatment with opioids.
Stage B - Conference: All-day interactive seminar with experts in the field.
Stage C - Survey: Reflect on the measures you have implemented, since the course, to support the discontinuation of opioids for your older adult patient.