Opioids and Pain Management: Developments in Policy and Practice

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*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.

Target Audience

Pharmacists, Nurse Practioners, Nurses, Social Workers

Description

This knowledge -based CPE activity will provide updates on the opioid crisis in North Carolina including state policies/procedures, practice models addressing the opioid crisis, and screening tools/strategies for implementing into one's own practice. Discussion will also include impacts of the social determinants of health and resulting health inequities.

FACULTY:

Jamie Burgess-Flowers, MSW, LCSW Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC School of Social Work, Social Work Care Coordinator, UNC Adams School of Dentistry, UNC Chapel Hill

Kimberly Sanders, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Assistant Professor, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, UNC Adams School of Dentistry, UNC Chapel Hill

Live Webinar Information
This webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event. Please go to our live webinar requirements page for more information and to test the computer/device and network prior to the event.


This activity is eligible for ACPE credit, which will be applied for through the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, a continuing education provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

For NPs and Nurses:
2.0 Nursing Contact Hours or 2.0 pharmacotherapeutics Hours
Charlotte Area Health Education Nursing Education (Charlotte AHEC) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

For Social Workers and Other HealthCare Professionals:
Continuing Education Credits for Social Workers and Other Health Care Workers:
Charlotte AHEC has approved this program for 2.0 Contact Hours/ 0.2 CEU’s will be awarded to
attendees. No partial credit will be allowed.

Objectives

  • Discuss updates on opioid prescribing practices in today's healthcare landscape, including data on health inequities
  • Describe example practice models that include social work and/or pharmacy seeking to address the opioid crisis
  • Review the impacts of social determinants of health on consumer access
  • Identify risk mitigation and Interprofessional outreach strategies to incorporate into one's practice

Contact

Sarah Ashcraft BA

Sessions

Status
Open
Presenter(s)
Jamie Burgess-Flowers MSW, LCSW, Kimberly Sanders PharmD, BCPS
Date(s)
Nov 18, 2021
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Check-In Time
6:30 PM
Credit
2.00 - CEU
2.00 - ACPE
2.00 - Nursing Contact Hours
Location
South Piedmont AHEC
Room
Live Webinar
Details
Status
Closed
Date(s)
Nov 18, 2021
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
South Piedmont AHEC
Room
Live Webinar
Fees
$85.00
Webinar: Registration
Credits
2.00
CEU
2.00
ACPE
2.00
Nursing Contact Hours