Opioid REMS Education: A Patient-Centered Pain Management Guide for the Interprofessional Team

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Opioid REMS Education:
A Patient-Centered Pain Management
Guide for the Interprofessional Team

While there continues to be an epidemic of opioid-related overdose deaths, many patients experience acute or chronic pain, making it crucial for clinicians to understand how to appropriately treat pain, while reducing opioid-associated risks. Not all clinicians are intimately familiar with the FDA's Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), which is essential in order to ensure that patients receive and understand the Medication Guides and information regarding the safe use of these products. This educational activity is highly relevant to interprofessional clinicians involved in the care of patients receiving opioid analgesic therapy, nonpharmacologic therapies, and non-opioid therapies for pain in hospitals, health systems and ambulatory care centers to appropriately manage pain and support the safe use of medication therapy for the treatment of pain.

Thursday, Oct. 23

4 – 6 p.m. CT  

Target Audience

This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of physicians, pharmacists, physician associates and nurse practitioners (prescribers and non-prescribers) involved in the care of patients receiving opioid analgesic therapy, nonpharmacologic therapies, and non-opioid medication therapies.

Learning Objectives

• Compare risks versus benefits of opioid analgesics and other pain treatments to ensure safe and effective medication use that aligns with the Opioid Analgesic REMS requirements.
• Apply evidenced based methods to provide individualized screening, identification, and early treatment to patients with opioid use disorder.
• Implement patient-centered methods for comprehensive pain management treatment discussion with patients.
• Assess appropriateness of an opioid taper taking into consideration best practices for tapering and patient specific factors.
• Counsel patients and caregivers about the safe use of opioid therapy, methods to reduce risks, and proper storage and disposal of the medications.

Accredited for CPE and CME

ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-411-L08-P  

CE Credit: 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs)

Activity Type: Application-based

Activity Fee: No charge 

To Claim CE for the webinar, enter the CE code announced during the activity and complete the evaluation.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.

Provided by ASHP.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies.

Please see the listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
For questions and assistance to participate, contact us.