Understanding Opioids and Non-Opioid Pain Management Alternatives

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Date & Location
Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, UAMS, Russellville, AR

Target Audience
Administration, Community Health, Family Practice, General Practice, Nursing

Overview
Arkanasas has the second highest prescribing rate for opioids of all the states. Older adults are particulary vulnerbale to issues surrounding prescription opioids and managing chronic pain. Providing information on opioids including prescription names and side effects, and describing non-opioid pain alternatives, health professionals can provide better quality of care to their paitents.

Objectives
  1. Describe how pain works in the human body
  2. Identify different types of opioids (legal and illegal)
  3. Describe possible addiction, dependance, side effects and withdrawal symptoms from taking opioids
  4. Identify non-opioid pain alternatives
  5. Discuss ways to utilize supplemental chronic pain book with patients

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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.