Faculty

Mark S. Gold, MD ASAM's Annual Lifetime Achievement John P. McGovern Award & Prize Winner Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO 17th University of Florida Distinguished Alumni Professor Gainesville, FL

A. Omar Abubaker, DMD, PhD Professor and S. Elmer Bear Chair Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry Richmond, VA

William F. Alden Chairman DEA Educational Foundation Washington, DC

Catherine Judd, MS, PA-C, CAQ-Psy, DFAAPA Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Physician Assistant Studies UT Southwestern Medical Center School of Health Professions Physician Assistant Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine Parkland Health and Hospital System Dallas, TX

Hassan R. Mir, MD, MBA Director of Orthopaedic Residency Program University of South Florida Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Research Florida Orthopaedic Institute Professor University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Siegfried O. F. Schmidt, MD, PhD, FAAFP Professor Department of Community Health and Family Medicine Director, Chronic Pain Management Program at Main UF Health Family Medicine – Springhill University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Steven P. Stanos, DO Medical Director, Swedish Health System Pain Medicine and Services Seattle, WA Immediate Past President, American Academy of Pain Medicine

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Statement of Need

The data and trends illustrating the impact of opioids on the United States are staggering. From July 2016 through September 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 30% increase in overdoses among men and a 24% increase among women.

In December 2018, the Opioid Healthcare Provider/Advocacy Working Group convened for a two-day advisory board meeting with representatives from the primary care, pain management, oral surgery, orthopedic surgery, addiction, and physician assistant healthcare provider community, and the DEA Educational Foundation, to address the opioid epidemic and create actionable steps to promote appropriate and responsible prescribing for individuals with acute and chronic pain to curb the impact of the growing crisis facing our communities.

This CME Outfitters activity features insight from this panel of faculty experts on the challenges, consequences, and opportunities for the development of education to help meet the pain management needs of patients amid rising concerns of addiction and diversion.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

• Recognize the growing burden of the opioid epidemic and the role of all stakeholders in addressing the opioid epidemic in their community.
• Apply knowledge of acute and chronic pain pathways and underlying mechanisms to clinical assessment and appropriate management of pain.
• Upon evaluation of your current clinical workflow for opioid prescribing, practice strategies to optimize safe and competent prescribing and minimize potential for abuse and diversion.
• Educate patients about their pain to optimize safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans.
• Integrate in practice concepts from novel programs in the community to address opioid overdose and treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson.

Target Audience

Physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists.

Credit Information

CME Credit (Physicians):
USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

USF Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Dentists (CE):
USF Health is an approved provider of continuing education credits for Dentist licensees by the Florida Board of Dentistry. This activity has been reviewed and approved for up to 1 contact hour. Licensee numbers are required prior to the issuance of certificates for Florida dentists.

Non-Florida participants are responsible for applying to their state licensing organization to convert their Florida Board of Dentistry certificate to meet state requirements.

Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

CNE Credit (Nurses):
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15510, for 1 contact hour. 

Note to Nurse Practitioners: Nurse Practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Nurse practitioners can also apply for credit through their state boards.

AAFP Credit (Family Physicians):
This Enduring Material activity, Time to Listen: What the Experts Have to Say About Safe Opioid Prescribing and Addiction Treatment, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins 04/15/2019. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEUs) Universal Activity Number:
Enduring: 0376-0000-19-023-H01-P

Type: Knowledge-based

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Disclosure Declaration

It is the policy of USF Health and CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Dr. Gold has no disclosures to report.

Dr. Abubaker has no disclosures to report.

Mr. Alden has no disclosures to report.

Ms. Judd reports that she is on the speakers bureau for Alkermes; Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.; and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. She is on the advisory board for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and  Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Dr. Mir reports that he is a consultant for OrthoGrid Systems, Inc.; Smith & Nephew; StabilizOrtho; Trice Medical; and Zimmer Biomet.

Dr. Schmidt has no disclosures to report.

Dr. Stanos reports that he receives research support from Grunenthal and is a consultant for SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mae Ochoa, Rph (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.

Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff: No disclosures to report.

Disclosures were obtained from the USF Health staff: No disclosures to report.

CME Outfitters, LLC, USF Health, and the faculty do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.

Questions about this activity? Call us at 877.CME.PROS(877.263.7767).