Available until July 15, 2024 - Online CME Course

This online CME course aims to highlight the shift in guidelines and public concern regarding the use of opioids in medical practice. This course provides the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate indication for opioids in clinical practice. Topics cover the basics of opioids, evidence-based guidelines for opioids, medication monitoring, tapering and legal considerations. In addition, the course covers a broad range of issues, including opioid addiction, difficult patient conversations, and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing. Alternatives to opioid management are also discussed in detail, including implantable devices and procedures to manage pain. Medical providers, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, addiction experts, pharmacists and others may benefit from this multidisciplinary review and update of opioid management.

Available until February 1, 2026

Pain management is a combination of science and art. We have a variety of treatment options to choose from however some have significant potential for harm and some the potential to be abused and carry the risk of dependence. We need to choose our treatments carefully, based on the type of pain we are treating as well as other health conditions found in our patient. In addition to the various analgesic products, other options include injections, nerve blocks and several integrative medicine alternatives. In this podcast, we’ll discuss the various pain management options we have available and hopefully give you some new ideas to help manage pain in your patients. Our guest for this podcast is Christy L. Hunt, D.O., a Pain Medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic.

Available until September 1, 2024 - Podcast Online CME Education

Andrew (Andy) F. Wiener, PharmD describes the pathogenesis and risk factors of C. diff infection and recurrence, reviews the preferred treatment modalities for prevention of C. diff recurrence and describes the cost-benefit analysis supporting guideline-directed management of C. diff infections.

Available until September 1, 2024 - Podcast Online CME Education

Kristina M. Thurber, PharmD, BCPS recognizes pharmacotherapy for the treatment of obesity and explain mechanisms of action for each class, discusses and compares clinical data and weight loss outcomes for common treatment options, and determines an optimal pharmacologic regimen for the treatment of obesity given patient-specific factors.

Available until September 1, 2024 - Podcast Online CME Education

Kamryn R. Storm, PharmD outlines the mechanism of toxicity for ethylene glycol, identifies clinical findings of ethylene glycol toxicity and selects treatment regimens for suspected ethylene glycol toxicity.