Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia in Otolaryngology
eCourse
Keyword(s)
Opioids
This online course will provide otolaryngologists best practices based on the AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guideline for acute, post-surgical pain management that optimizes patient pain control and safety while reducing opioid over-prescription.
Credits
CME:1.0, MOC:1.0
Description
Outcome Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Provide preoperative counseling and expectations for pain management.
2. Identify high-risk individuals and understand appropriate referral pathways for a multidisciplinary approach to acute, post-surgical pain management.
3. Understand typical pain management regimens for common otolaryngologic procedures.
4. Optimize opioid prescribing patterns to reduce over-prescription.
5. Counsel patients on appropriate use of a multimodal pain regimen as well as appropriate disposal of unused medication
6. Identify opioid misuse and understand best practices for referral and treatment.
Authors
Jeffrey J. Stanley, MD, faculty for this accredited education activity has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Nikolas Block-Wheeler, MD, faculty for this accredited education activity has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planners
Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, MMM, CME planner and AAO-HNSF Coordinator for Education has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kelly Hazzard, CME planner and AAO-HNSF staff member has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Robert P. Oliveri, CAE, CME planner and AAO-HNSF staff member has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.