Oregon Office of Rural Health

Addressing Geriatric Opioid Prescribing & Opioid Misuse

Prevent Opioid-Related Harms in Older Adults in Rural Oregon

When
October 22, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where
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.