Faculty

Needs Statement

Drug overdose is a huge problem facing the health care system in Kentucky. Drug overdose deaths are acute poisoning deaths due to prescription or illicit drugs. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, Kentucky had the second highest drug overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2013.

Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center - http://www.mc.uky.edu/kiprc/  
Kentucky Department for Public Health http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/  
Released October 2015 

Physicians need to read the law regarding prescribing controlled substances to improve patient care.

Target Audience

Healthcare professionals prescribing opiates interested in reducing addiction and discovering treatment options for addicted patients.

Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Discuss tips for prescribing controlled substances within the law
• Evaluate patient compliance
• Recognize how to avoid common prescribing pitfalls

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by UK HealthCare CECentral and Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral 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.

CME
This enduring material is designated for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This training has been approved by the KBML as meeting the statutory requirements of HB1. 0417-H.50-UK8

ACGME Competencies

• Patient care
• Medical knowledge
• Professionalism

Other
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 0.50 hours of participation.

Faculty Disclosure

Michelle Lofwalll, MD (planner) has relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as follows:

• Braeburn Pharmaceuticals - Consultant and Principal Investigator - Consulting Fees and Research Contract
• PCM Scientific - Speaker - Honoraria

No speaker or other planners have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speaker. In some cases, the presentation might include discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. The speaker will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses.

Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

Acknowledgement

This activity is jointly provided by the University of Kentucky and Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy.

In collaboration with Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC).

Review Date

4/6/2020 and 04/05/2023