For California-licensed physicians needing to complete a CME course on the appropriate prescribing of controlled substance medications, ProAssurance is offering an online loss prevention seminar on “Opioid Treatment: Guidelines, Research, and Prescribing.”
Course Description
This program addresses common challenges faced by physicians and other prescribers who manage patients with acute and chronic pain or treat substance use disorders. This activity reviews potential approaches to opioid-based pharmacology and opioid therapy. Join us as faculty members discuss the risks of opioid treatment, provide practical and applicable insights to safely manage patients, and assist in navigating the complexities of agency regulations and guidelines.
This online-only seminar takes about two hours to complete and provides practical and applicable insights into opioid-based pharmacology and how to safely manage patients with chronic pain.
Course Objectives
- Identify and mitigate the primary risks associated with prescribing opioid medications.
- Evaluate current processes and incorporate best practice guidelines.
- Apply risk reduction strategies to reduce potential patient harm and professional liability claims.
Who Should Participate?
This loss prevention seminar is intended for physicians of all specialties, physician assistants, CRNAs, and nurse practitioners; no experiential or academic prerequisites are necessary.
Continuing Medical Education
Continuing medical education (CME) is available commensurate with the extent of participation in the activity.
Potential Policy Discount
Participation in this loss prevention seminar may qualify you for premium credit, provided you attend the entire two-hour activity and pass the post-test with a score of 75% or greater. Contact your ProAssurance agent or Business Development representative to see if you qualify.
Premium credits are subject to approval by the state insurance department and are applied at policy renewal.*
*Risk Management premium credit can be applied only once per policy period.
NORCAL insureds may continue to earn the risk management premium credit by participating in CME activities. Insureds with policies on E&S, OBRA, most Certitude programs, and Wisconsin physicians who are not eligible for the Wisconsin Medical Society Member Benefit Program are not eligible to receive premium credit from these activities due to current rate structures.
For more information about this year’s seminar, go to RiskManagement.ProAssurance.com/LPS.
Take the Seminar Today
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ProAssurance Risk Management Opioid Prescribing Resources
Clinicians are responsible for the safety of the patients for whom they prescribe opioid pain medications. There are no shortcuts to reducing the risk of accidental and intentional overdose. These patients require various assessments, treatment plans that maximize the use of non-opioid treatments, monitoring, and referral when appropriate. A thorough informed consent process that covers the risks associated with opioid use, the expected benefits, uncertainties of the anticipated treatment plan, and the alternatives is an essential aspect of pain management that includes opioid therapy. ProAssurance Risk Management has a wealth of resources to help practices increase patient safety and maintain compliance when prescribing opioids. ProAssurance insureds can contact a Risk Management consultant at 844-223-9648 or email RiskAdvisor@ProAssurance.com to discuss risk reduction strategies for responsible prescribing practices and keeping patients safe.
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