OVERVIEW

Tackling the Opioid Crisis Course is organized by HonorHealth.

Dates:
Release Date: 01/10/2019
Review Date: 01/10/2021
Expiration Date: 3/22/2021

Credit Statement:
HonorHealth designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Program description:
In the last 15 years, prescription opioid sales in the United States have risen by 300 percent, resulting in more than 33,000 opioid overdose deaths in 2015 nationwide. In Arizona, 790 individuals died in 2016 of an opioid overdose, a 74 percent increase since 2012. This figure represents over half of all drug overdoses in Arizona in 2016.

In response to this epidemic, Governor Doug Ducey, issued a declaration of emergency for the opioid overdose epidemic on June 5, 2017. The state legislature then passed a bill requiring all licensed healthcare practitioners in Arizona to participate in opioid and substance abuse-related education.

Learning objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
• Recognize the opioid crisis in Arizona, including the legislative mandates for safe opioid prescribing for patients with chronic pain.
• Diagnose Opioid Use Disorder and Identify resources to treat patients with Opioid Use Disorder.
• Learn about methods to use electronic health records to manage opioid prescriptions.