Providers/Grant Support
This educational activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Indivior.
Credits Available
- Physicians — maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 1.0 AAFP Prescribing Credit.
All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of Primary Care Providers / Family Medicine Physicians and Internal Medicine Physicians from the US.
Program Overview
This accredited course provides healthcare professionals and first responders with recognition of opioid overdose, appropriate intervention techniques, and post-overdose care. It covers strategies and pharmacotherapies in transitioning to opioid use disorder therapy following overdose and removing barriers to optimal treatment.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will demonstrate:
- Increased knowledge in recognizing the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose, particularly those associated with synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, to enhance early intervention and improve patient outcomes.
- Competence in transitioning from acute overdose management to long-term opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment using FDA-approved medications, including new pharmacological approaches such as extended-release injectable partial opioid receptor agonists/antagonists.
- Further competence and confidence in addressing barriers to effective opioid overdose response and treatment, such as stigma and limited access to care, by integrating harm reduction strategies and collaborating with community-based programs.
Faculty
Lee Radosh, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
Chief, Section of Addiction Medicine
Reading Hospital, Reading, PA
Accreditation Statement
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and 1.0 AAFP Prescribing Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest
Faculty Name: Lee Radosh
- Relationship: No disclosures or conflicts of interest to report. The faculty member involved in this activity has not received any financial support, honorarium, or funding in relation to their participation.
Instructions For Participation and Credit
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:
- Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
- Participate in the online activity.
- Submit the evaluation form.
Certificates will be available for the participant to download.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the United States.
Disclaimer
This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
Contact Information
For CME questions please contact: [email protected]