Shana Metzger DNP - Strategies for Safe Opioid Prescribing
CE Information
1.0 CE credit (1.0 pharmacology)Completion Time
1 hourAvailable Until
July 31, 2025
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Specialties
Acute Care, Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Psychiatric / Mental HealthClinical Topics
CDC, Mental Health, Pharmacology, Primary Care, and TreatmentThis presentations meet Maryland’s 2018 requirement for applicants registering for new or renewing CDS registration (Safe Prescribing of Opioids) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requirement of an eight-hour training requirement for all DEA-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.
Learning Objectives
- To identify strategies for reducing opioid use in the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
- To discuss strategies for harm-reduction when prescribing opioids.
- To analyze the legal considerations when prescribing opioids
Speakers
Adjunct Instructor at Georgetown University
Shana Metzger, AG-ACNP, FNP, MSN is a certified nurse practitioner who currently works in the Emergency Department at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. She also works as an adjunct instructor for the Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Georgetown University.
CE Information
This activity offers 1.0 CE credit (1.0 pharmacology) to attendees.
Accredited by AANP.
Physicians, PAs, and licensed social workers can claim 1.0 Category 2 CME for each webinar.
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None
Activity Content
Registration to this activity includes access to the following supporting materials.
- Handout (Size: 63.1 MB)
Duration: 41 minutes | Quality: HD
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