Activity ID
14476Expires
February 6, 2026Format Type
LiveCME Credit
2Fee
$0CME Provider: Clinical Care Options, LLC
Description of CME Course
Educate healthcare professionals on safe prescribing practices for opioid medications, aiming to reduce the risk of addiction, misuse, overdose, and death by providing information on appropriate patient assessment, pain management strategies, and monitoring practices when prescribing opioids for pain treatment.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Commercial Support?
YesNOTE: 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
Differentiate the types of pain, including definitions, etiology, mechanisms, and risk factors
Identify risk factors for nonmedical use and opioid use disorder as part of a thorough assessment of pain and refer to addiction medicine specialists when appropriate
Develop individualized pain management plans considering all therapeutic options, including nonpharmacologic interventions, nonopioid medications, and opioid analgesics
Counsel patients and caregivers on the safe use, storage, and disposal of opioid analgesics and the role of reversal agents
Monitor patients receiving opioid therapy, including reviewing medication adherence, need for referral to pain specialist, potential for nonmedical use, and situations when it is appropriate to taper or discontinue opioid therapy
Construct a systematic approach to screening for and appropriately managing patients with opioid use disorder
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Opioid REMS
This educational activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Extended-Release/Long-Acting Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies.
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
