Opioid Prescribing and Substance Use Disorder in Pain Management
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Course Overview
Course Content
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ACCME, ARDMS, CCI, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
- Duration
- 2.00 hours
- Released
- Dec 20, 2025
- Last Review
- Dec 20, 2025
- Expires
- Dec 20, 2028
Objectives
Apply evidence-based criteria for initiating opioid therapy.
Evaluate risk factors for opioid misuse, SUD, and overdose.
Implement best practices for monitoring chronic opioid therapy.
Use multimodal, non-opioid, and interventional alternatives appropriately.
Meet state and federal regulatory and documentation requirements.
Target Audience
Physicians: Especially those in primary care, pain management, and addiction medicine.
Nurse Practitioners: Involved in pain management and patient care.
Physician Assistants: Working in settings where opioid prescribing is common.
Nurses: Providing care to patients with acute or chronic pain.
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Jeffrey Kesten, MD
Disclosure
None of the speakers, planners, nor reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated. Remaining persons in control of content have no financial relationships.
Accreditation
The Clark County Medical Society is accredited by the Utah Medical Association (UMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Clark County Medical Society designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.