Guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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Episode 65: Guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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Target AudienceThis activity is targeted toward primary care and geriatric healthcare providers and advanced providers.

Statement of Need This activity will discuss the steps to safe prescribing of opioids for providers. In that chronic pain is commonly treated in the primary care office and back pain is one of top ten reasons patients visit health care providers, providers should be aware of how to safely prescribe controlled substances if selected as the treatment for these patients.

Objectives At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the risks and benefits of prescribing and tapering controlled substances.
2. Identify the key components of safe prescribing of controlled substances.

ModeratorGregory E. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D. Chief of Adult Neurology Medical Director, Memory Center Norton Neuroscience Institute Norton Healthcare Louisville, Kentucky

SpeakerKelly C. Cooper, M.D., MPH, FASAM Addiction Specialist Norton Behavioral Health Louisville, Kentucky

Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures The planners, moderators and speakers of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial Support There was no commercial support for this activity.

Physician Credits Accreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CreditsNorton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at [phone] or [e-mail].

HB1 / Prescribing Controlled SubstancesThe Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has approved the podcast Guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances for .75 HB1 credit hours. ID# 0723-H.75-NHC2i

Resources for Additional Study: The Impact of Increased Hydrocodone Regulation on Opioid Prescribing in an Urban Safety-Net Health Care System https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31068400/

CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United States, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36327391/

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Date of Original Release | March 2024; Information is current as of the time of recording. Course Termination Date | March 2027

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing Education; [phone] or [e-mail]

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