Opioid Use: Case Studies

Course Code: REL-PAY-0-OUCS

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Identify patients at an increased risk for opioid misuse or abuse.
Describe best practices for opioid administration.

Outline:
Opioid Use: Case Studies

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Opioid Epidemic

Prevalence

Terminology

Addiction

Your Role

Section 3: Jie

Risk Factors

Older Adults

Youth

Screening

SOAPP®-R

DAST-10

D.I.R.E.

Urine

Meet Jie

Review

Summary

Section 4: Pia

Non-Pharmacologic Methods

Information Therapy

Meet Pia

Review

Summary

Section 5: Arti

Multimodal Treatment

Agreements

Guidelines

Determining when to initiate or continue opioids

Opioid selection, dosage, duration, follow-up, and discontinuation

Assessing risk and addressing harms of opioid use

Tapering

Oncology

Chronic Pain

Meet Arti

Review

Summary

Section 6: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributors

References

Instructor: Cathryn Ayers, RN

Cathryn Ayers, RN, MSN has nearly 10 years of critical care experience. She was active in multiple committees to improve patient safety, executed staff education activities, and managed the new graduate orientation program for those entering intensive care units. Cathryn obtained a license for massage and bodywork therapy in 2012 and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2016 with a Master of Science in Nursing Education. She has provided telephonic case management services and developed program materials to facilitate positive outcomes for people with rare conditions across the United States. Cathryn has a passion for teaching and helping others to be their best.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physician Assistants; Physicians; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.