This activity is intended for primary care clinicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the management of chronic pain.
The goal of this activity is to improve the safe prescribing of opioid analgesics for chronic pain in the primary care setting.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will have increased knowledge regarding the:
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Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
This Enduring Material activity, Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives - 2018 Update, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 2.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins 03/28/2018. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Awarded 2.0 contact hour(s) of continuing nursing education for RNs and APNs; 2.0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.
Medscape, LLC designates this continuing education activity for 2.0 contact hour(s) (0.20 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number JA0007105-0000-19-190-H05-P).
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There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability
and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those
credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the
activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test.
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CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 3/28/2018; Reviewed and Renewed: 5/9/2019
Valid for credit through: 8/31/2019, 11:59 PM EST
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All sections of this activity are required for credit.
Please answer the following questions to assess your performance. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.