One Care of Southwest Virginia Educational Forum on Stimulant Use Disorders: Consequences, Prevention, and Treatment (Topics include content that meets both VA and TN Opioid Prescribing Credit Requirements)

Friday, July 28, 2023, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Online, Johnson City, TN

Registration Is Open For This Live On-Line Conference!

This conference meets both VA and TN Prescribing Practices Requirement

The opioid overdose and stimulant use epidemic is well documented nationally and regionally. The Centers for Disease Control attribute poor prescribing by healthcare providers to be a key problem that needs to be addressed. Healthcare providers receive little education on management of pain or addition in professional didactic or residency training. There is a need for this education to help improve learning deficits, help reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid-related overdose deaths across America.and to promote safer prescribing of controlled substances.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (6.25 hours), ACPE Contact Hour(s) (6.00 hours), Pharmacology (6.00 hours)

1. Describe substance use disorders and the disease of addiction using a biopsychosocial model, including the role of adverse childhood experiences.
2. Discuss the various stimulants that are misused, and recent trends regarding their misuse.
3. Describe the treatment approaches used by medical and mental health professionals to treat patients/clients with a stimulant use disorder.
4. Learn how to have meaningful conversations with adolescents and young adults about stimulant and cannabis use.
5. Evaluate the role of forensic toxicology to address cause of death in suspected overdoses and contribution to motor vehicle accidents.

 

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This conference has been approved for a maximum 6 hours and 15 minutes (6.25 CH) which includes 6.00 pharmacology hours.

ACPE credits are pending.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to East Tennessee State [email protected]

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

The East Tennessee State Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, July 28, 2023