2019 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit

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Date & Location
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, UAMS, Hot Springs, AR

Target Audience
Academic/Research, Administration, All Specialties, Anesthesiology, Behavior Health, Chemical Abuse, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Chronic Disease Prevention, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Research, Community Health, Counseling, Dentistry, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Preparedness, Ethics, Family Practice, General Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Gynecology, Hematology Oncology, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Law Enforcement, Medical Oncology, Mental Health, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nurse Anesthetist, Nursing, Ob/Gyn, Obesity, Occupational Health & Safety, Occupational Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Oral Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Osteopathy, Pain Management, Palliative Care, Patient Education, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy Practice, Phys Med & Rehab, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Social Work, Sports Medicine, Substance Abuse, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Tobacco Prevention, Veterinarian Medicine, Women's Health

Overview
Day long training surrounding the topic of Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevention.

Objectives
  1. Examine and explore strategies for safe and effective alleviation of postoperative pain and optimal opioid stewardship.
  2. Discuss the need for co-prescribing and/or co-dispensing of naloxone with opioid therapy
  3. Identify the role that stigma plays in the drug abuse epidemic

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.