Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction: Compassionate Care for a Complex Problem
Offered By: Stanford University via Independent
Course Description
Overview
Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction: Compassionate Care for a Complex Problem, 10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM - 12/31/2022 12:00:00 AM, Internet Enduring Material Sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at Stanford University School of Medicine.
This CME activity provides a practical approach to the management of prescription drug misuse and addiction, including how to use the clinical interview and CURES (California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) to identify if a problem exists, and how to intervene once the problem has been identified. Animated didactic videos, interactive slides, and video case scenarios will be used to put these principles into practice with a treatment algorithm. The most compassionate approach to tapering patients down and off the medication they are misusing will also be discussed.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for physicians and all health care providers who interact with patients around the issue of prescription medication, e.g. nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants.
This CME activity provides a practical approach to the management of prescription drug misuse and addiction, including how to use the clinical interview and CURES (California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) to identify if a problem exists, and how to intervene once the problem has been identified. Animated didactic videos, interactive slides, and video case scenarios will be used to put these principles into practice with a treatment algorithm. The most compassionate approach to tapering patients down and off the medication they are misusing will also be discussed.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for physicians and all health care providers who interact with patients around the issue of prescription medication, e.g. nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants.
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