Activity ID
2722Expires
February 9, 2027Format Type
InternetCME Credit
0.75Fee
$25CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Prescription drug diversion is a serious problem and fuels the current US epidemic of drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Healthcare practitioners need to be able to identify and prevent drug diversion in their practices, by patients or staff members. This course presents the different mechanisms used to divert drugs and strategies to detect and prevent diversion.
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Explain the common methods used to divert drugs.
Discuss the role of staff and patient education in drug diversion prevention.
Implement safeguards to prevent and detect diversion of controlled substances, including the use of the prescription drug monitoring program;
Recognize evasive or drug seeking behavior in patients.
Keywords
Cognition, Communication, Performance, Professionalism, System
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
