Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Abuse Training (Indiana)

The following Indiana Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Abuse Training course is designed to provide dental healthcare providers (DHCP) guidelines for prescribing opioids, such as opioid risks, dosage amount, and how to prevent an overdose.What you will learn: Introduction to prescription opioids Side effects of prescription opioids Opioid misuse and death statistics Opioid use in dentistry Recommendations to improve practice Opioid selection and dosage Assessing the risk and harms of opioid use Deciding whether to initiate or continue opioid therapy Calculating the total daily dosage of opioids Opioid overdose basics Signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose Challenges faced in dentistry Recommendations for pain management Recommendations for prescribing for special populationsCourse length: 2 hours; CEU: 2. The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS, IHS, or WHO (Government Sourced Material).To gain your accredited certificate of completion upon success completion of the course you will be prompted to submit a form containing information needed for the certificate.