Clinical Update: Opioid Use in DC
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Conference Center
1100 Alabama Avenue Southeast
Washington, DC 20032
Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 8:30am ET - 5:00pm ET
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Info
Topic
Opioid Use in DC: New Prescriber Tools for Prevention and Treatment
Credits Offered
This event offers
6.0 CE credits
to attendees
(1.25 pharmacology)
.
Accreditation Info:
This activity is approved 6.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 1.25 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID 17082748. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies..
Additional Information
Objectives
- Identify new tools for nurse practitioners to prevent and treat opioid abuse and overdose in the District of Columbia.
- Assess the state of opioid use, abuse, and overdose in the DC.
- Examine behavioral health aspects of addiction and tools to identify vulnerable patients.
- Examine and evaluate management and treatment options for opioid addiction, including medication assisted therapy.
- Discuss the use, benefits, and limitations of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program for opioid prescribers and patients.
- Identify ways to improve care and service for active drug users in clinical settings, with lessons learned from a successful community-based model.
- Examine and evaluate alternative pain management options, including recommendation of medical marijuana in DC.
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This activity is approved 6.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 1.25 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID 17082748. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.
Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund will be granted for individuals who email npadcconference@gmail.com to cancel by Monday, September 18, 2017 by 5:00 Eastern Standard time.
- 50% refund will be granted for individuals who email npadcconference@gmail.com to cancel by Monday, October 2, 2017 by 5:00 Eastern Standard time.
- No refund will be issued after 5:00 EST on October 2, 2017.
Event Agenda
Clinical Update: Opioid Use in DC
Event Agenda
Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 8:30am ET - 5:00pm ET
All times listed in
Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
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8:30am - 9:00am
Sign in, Registration, and breakfast
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9:00am - 9:15am
Introduction and House Keeping
Alicia Baker, MS, FNP-BC
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9:15am - 9:45am
The root of the opioid crisis: A brief review
Laura Worby, MSN, FNP-BC
0.5 CE CreditsObjectives
1. Identify factors contributing to the current opioid crisis in the US/
2. Discuss the role of pharmaceutical companies, prescribers, changes in healthcare system, economy, criminal justice system, and their impact -
9:45am - 10:15am
Opioid abuse in DC
Kenan Zamore, MPH
0.5 CE CreditsObjectives
1. Describe the scope of opioid use and overdose in DC
2. Analyze data to identify opportunities and priorities for prevention and treatment -
10:15am - 11:15am
The opioid crisis in DC: How NPs can respond
Dr. Kate Driscoll Malliarakis, PhD, ANP-BC, MAC, FAAN
1.0 CE CreditObjectives
1. Analyze the disease of addiction from a physiological, behavioral, and spiritual perspective
2. Utilize screening tools for diagnosing addiction
3. Review overdose prevention with Naloxone
4. Discuss when to refer for intervention or treatment
5. Examine the role of prescribers both problem and solutions -
11:15am - 11:30am
BREAK
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11:30am - 12:15pm
Prescription drug monitoring program: What users need to know
Dr. Kofi Onumah, PharmD, RPh
0.75 CE CreditsObjectives
1. Describe how Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) benefit health practitioners
2. Explain the process of information collection and storage
3. Explain interstate data sharing
4. Explain the process of registering and obtaining information from the database
5. Describe the purpose and ideal use cases for using PDMP
6. Discuss the limitations of PDMPs -
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Break
Lunch
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1:15pm - 2:00pm
The science and treatment of opioid use disorder
Dr. Brad Levin, MD, FACC, FACS, FASAM, DABAM, CMRO
0.75 CE CreditsObjectives
1. Examine the neurobiology of addiction
2. Analyze addiction: a Choice or Genetics?
3. Discuss available Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
4. Examine some of the challenges to treatment
5. Discuss goal of therapy -
2:00pm - 2:45pm
It's this simple: Compassionate, effective responses to the epidemic
Ms. Cyndee Clay
0.75 CE CreditsObjectives
1.Analyze advances in treating opioid used disorder: Lessons learned from a local community based model
2. Discuss common misconceptions of drug users and how they impede effective health care practices
3. Identify systematic changes that can improve health care and health care access for people who use opiates and other drugs
4. Identify ways to improve care and service for active drug users in clinical settings -
2:45pm - 3:00pm
BREAK
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3:00pm - 3:45pm
Medical Marijuana: Hype or viable pain treatment option
Dr. Patricia Frye, MD
0.75 CE CreditsObjectives
1. Understand basics of endocananbinoid system
2. Learn evidence-based use of medical cannabis for variety of pain syndromes
3. Learn about side effects of medical cannabis
4. Understand logistics of recommending medical cannabis and basics of DC Medical Cannabis law -
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Alternative approached to pain management
Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD
1.0 CE CreditObjectives
1. Examine and compare non-opioid options for pain management including herbs, acupuncture, manipulation, and massage
2. Discuss strategies for transitioning chronic pain patients from opioids to alternatives in the primary care setting -
4:45pm - 5:00pm
Closing and program evaluation
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