Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction
Compassionate Care for a Complex Problem
Overview
This 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.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. ****
Credit Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
What you'll learn
- How to use the clinical interview and CURES (California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) to identify if a problem exists.
- How to intervene once the problem has been identified.
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| Effort | 1 weeks, 1–3 hours per week |
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| Cost | $0 |
| From | StanfordOnline, Stanford University via edX |
| Instructor | Anna Lembke |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences |
| Tags | Social Sciences |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 1 weeks |
| Effort | 1 weeks, 1–3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $0 |
| From | StanfordOnline, Stanford University via edX |
| Instructor | Anna Lembke |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences |
| Tags | Social Sciences |
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