Pain and Symptom Management, and Balancing Pain Treatment and Legal Responsibilities - 2023

Webinar

Description:
Completion of this webinar fulfills the requirement for three hours in the area of pain and symptom management, including the new (effective January 4, 2019) one-time license requirement for opioids and other controlled substances awareness training standards for prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances, and the one hour minimum of controlled substance prescribing.

This course covers: 

  1. Use of opioids and other controlled substances.
  2. Integration of treatments.
  3. Alternative treatments for pain management.
  4. Counseling patients on the effects and risks associated with using opioids and other controlled substances.
  5. The stigma of addiction.
  6. Utilizing the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS).
  7. State and federal laws regarding prescribing and dispensing controlled substances.
  8. Security features and proper disposal requirements for prescriptions.

Earns: 3 CME Credits

Disclosures:
Speaker(s):
Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, D-FASAM, FACOG, cMRO, has no relevant financial relationships(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Aaron J. Kemp, ESQ, has no relevant financial relationships(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.


Planner(s):
Rebecca Blake has no relevant financial relationships(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Beth Elliott has no relevant financial relationships(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Statement of Accreditation: The Michigan State Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Michigan State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presenter(s):
Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, D-FASAM, FACOG, cMRO, Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and OB Gyn, WSU School of Medicine
Aaron J. Kemp, ESQ, Chapman Law Group

Duration:
3 hours

Release Date: May 5, 2023

Expiration Date: May 31, 2026