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Course Description
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
- identify patient-related factors that increase the risk of persistent opioid use after surgery.
- recognize the modifiable factors during patient care that increase the chance of persistent opioid use after surgery.
- modify their prescription practices to limit the prescription size and timing to reduce the chance of persistent use.
- formulate clinical management protocols that address the patient-related and modifiable factors to reduce persistent opioid use.
- design patient and procedure specific guidelines for opioid prescription.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.00 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2019-Oct-01 |
| Expiration Date: | 2021-Oct-01 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | Yes |
| Cost: | $470.00/yr |
| System Requirements: Internet Access and Adobe Acrobat Reader. | |
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