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Opioid Prescription Control: When the Corrective Goes Too Far

Year:  2018  |  Competency/Strategic Skill:  Program Planning  |  Priority Topic:  Opioid Abuse  |  Setting:  Online  |  Format:  On-Demand  |  Sponsor:  University of Alabama at Birmingham

Overview:

This is a 1-hour recording of a live webinar.

The purpose of this program is to delve deeper into the complexity of the evolving opioid epidemic. This program will discuss how the opioid epidemic has evolved including current trends in opioid prescribing and use, early causes of the opioid epidemic, and factors that sustain the epidemic today. In addition, federal response policies will be discussed including the intended and unintended impacts for prescribers and patients. CDC Guidelines that encourage a careful weighing of risks and benefits for each patient will also be reviewed. Finally, the importance of patient and provider education and legislation in preventing prescription overdose death will be introduced.

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