Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PPCS
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify strategies for initiating opioid therapy in patients with acute pain, and the relative potency of different class agents.
Recall federal requirements associated with prescribing different schedules of controlled substances for pain management, anxiety disorder, or ADHD.
Describe strategies employed by prescribers to mitigate risks associated with use of controlled substances.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Controlled Substances
History
Controlled Substances Regulation
Definitions of the Different Scheduled Groups (DEA, 2020)
Pain Physiology
Section 3: Treating Conditions with Controlled Substances
Acute Pain Management
Anxiety Disorder
Attention-Deficit Disorder/Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Section 4: Prescribing Controlled Substances
Safe Practices for Prescribing
Section 5: Clinical Vignette
Mrs. Burke’s Story
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: Doug Raiff, PharmD, BCPS
Doug earned his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University in 2011. He completed a PGY-1 residency in Pharmacy Practice at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and completed a specialty residency in Drug Information and Medical Information at Duke University Hospital and GlaxoSmithKline. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and has worked as a clinical pharmacist within the Center for Medication Policy of the Duke University Health System since 2013. His primary responsibilities include chairing the Pharmaceutical Utilization Management Program and Medication Alert Optimization Committee for the health system. He also serves as an APPE preceptor, PGY-1 residency coordinator, and is a member of the Duke University Health System Institutional Review Board.
Writer: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN
Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN, has a long history of professional development experience within the hospital setting. She has taught in pre-licensure nursing programs and has mentored many nurses, both new graduate and experienced, throughout her career as a nurse educator. Sooa is a Lead SME Writer at Relias and holds an MSN in Nursing Education.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Pharmacists; 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.