Course Code: REL-ACU-0-OUDP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the risks and complications related to opioid use disorder during pregnancy.
Identify evidence-based treatment recommendations for opioid use disorder during pregnancy
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy
Scope of the Problem
What Are Opioids?
What Is Opioid Use Disorder?
Intoxication
Withdrawal Symptoms
Classifying Opioid Use
Review
Summary
Section 3: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
Opioids in Pregnancy and Public Policy
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Screening
Validated Screening Tools
Physical Exam
Patient History
Medical Conditions
Toxicology Screening
Brief Intervention (BI)
Referral to Treatment
Review
Summary
Section 4: Treating OUD in Pregnancy
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone
Buprenorphine
Medically Supervised Withdrawal
Naloxone
Review
Summary
Section 5: Infants Born to Women With OUD
Exposure to Opioids In Utero
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Review
Summary
Section 6: Pain Management
Prenatal Pain Management
Pain Management During Labor and Delivery
Postpartum Pain Management
Post-Discharge Pain Management
Review
Summary
Section 7: Postpartum Care
Breastfeeding
Stress and Psychosocial Support
Contraception
Evidence-Based Prescribing Practices
Review
Summary
Section 8: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Writer: Claire Hartman, RN, IBCLC
Claire Hartman is a Lead SME writer in Obstetrics for Clinical Solutions at Relias. She has a clinical background in both high-risk obstetrics at a large teaching hospital and in a free-standing community birth center. She has a passion for supporting families experiencing perinatal loss and has led a community support group for bereaved families.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Pharmacists; Physician Assistants; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.