Universal Precautions for Opioid Prescribing and Buprenorphine as a first-line consideration for Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder

Monday, March 20, 2023, 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM, Virtual and In Person at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Auditoria C&D, Lebanon, NH

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (4.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (4.00 hours)

In this seminar, advanced practice providers and physicians will acquire knowledge and skills about universal precautions in opioid prescribing in any clinical setting. We will also address the use of buprenorphine for pain management and opioid use disorder.

Learning Outcome(s)
At the conclusion of this program, 100% of learners will be able to discuss two changes in the way they care for some patients who have pain including identifying the components of universal precautions in opioid prescribing and increasing the use of buprenorphine in the care of patients with pain, complex persistent opioid use and opioid use disorder.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the use of universal precautions in opioid prescribing for pain.
• Describe the unique pharmacologic properties of buprenorphine.
• Describe the use of various formulations, indications, and contraindications for the use of buprenorphine to treat pain.
• Identify patients that may benefit from the use of buprenorphine.
• Recognize unconscious biases that may contribute to stigmatizing care.
• Incorporate harm reduction and trauma-informed care strategies into your practice.
• Implement strategies to increase confidence in prescribing and managing buprenorphine therapeutic regimens across care settings.

Faculty: Kathleen Broglio, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, CPE, FPCN, FAANP
Kathleen Broglio is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and a Nurse Practitioner in Palliative at Medicine Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She has researched the prevalence of opioid misuse risk in oncology, cannabis use in palliative medicine, telehealth during COVID-19, and interprofessional palliative care education. Kathleen works with patients with complex pain and symptom management needs and substance use disorders. She mentors colleagues, lectures, and has published on treating pain in the setting of risks for substance use disorder. Her experience includes acute and chronic pain management; and acute, ambulatory, and home-based palliative care.

Online registration for this event has closed. For questions, please email [email protected].

The registration fee is $25. The fee for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinic employees is waived.

Advance registration is required for planning purposes. Please make every effort to register seven (7) business days in advance of the learning activity. We will not accept walk-ins or late registrants on the day of the learning activity.

For registration questions, please call (603) 653-1234 or email [email protected]. If you need to cancel your registration, please call (603) 653-1234 or email [email protected]. Cancellations should be made seven (7) business days in advance of the learning activity. There will be no refunds after this date. A $10 administrative fee will be retained on all refunds requested before the cancellation deadline.

Attention Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) Employees:
By registering for this learning activity, you are agreeing to attend. DHMC is allocating resources for your attendance and participation. If you cannot attend, you must provide the appropriate notification as soon as possible: ideally more than 24-hours in advance of the program start date. (In more emergent situations, an emailed explanation of the inability to attend, by either the registrant or a supervisor, is acceptable.) If you do not attend the activity and fail to provide appropriate notice, you may receive corrective action from your supervisor.

The virtual conference meeting access link will be emailed to registered participants 24 – 48 hours prior to the start of the activity.

Please note that we provide a simple light breakfast and/or lunch depending on conference times: options are limited. If you have specific dietary needs, please plan to bring your food with you to the conference.

Dartmouth Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Dartmouth Health Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity carries 4.00 contact hour(s).

3.5 hours are approved for education in pharmacology for APRNs.

This learning activity meets the NH state requirement for opioid prescribing.

Receiving Credit
The following steps must be completed in order to receive credit for this event:

• Register for the event online
• Attend the event or session(s).
• Complete the online evaluation (located under My Account in the top menu) - Must be submitted within 30 days after the activity

For questions or technical support, please email [email protected] or call (603) 653-1234.

For registration questions, please email [email protected].

If you do not wish to be included on the conference participant list, please email [email protected] to inform us.

The CME and CNE Offices are not liable for expenses incurred by participants due to cancellation or changes in programs.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

Monday, March 20, 2023