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ASA Pain: Anesthesiologists Tailored Approach to Patient Safety Considerations When Using Opioid Analgesics
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Category: ASA Events

Now available: Complimentary interactive opioid analgesics educational course

Discover best practices for managing pain and safe and appropriate opioid prescribing while earning 3 CME credits with this complimentary educational course available online or at an ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 session. Stay current about:

  • Concepts of pain management and addiction medicine.
  • The patient's risk of abuse and addiction.
  • State and federal opioid prescribing regulations.
  • Strategies to effectively initiate, modify or discontinue use of opioid analgesics, and counsel patients and caregivers about safe use of opioid analgesics and naloxone.

Opioid Misuse and Abuse – Prevention Strategies
We owe it to patients to help ensure health care providers have the knowledge they need to keep patients safe. Participate in ASA’s new Opioid Analgesic educational course and discover best practices for managing pain and safe and appropriate opioid prescribing. Choose a learning format that best meets your needs.

Help protect patients and prevent opioid misuse, abuse and addiction
Learn best practices for managing pain and safe and appropriate opioid prescribing with this NEW complimentary opioid analgesics educational course. Earn 3 CME credits through didactic, interactive case-based questions, problem-based learning scenarios (PBL) and simulated patient/caregiver interviews.