Opioid Prescription: 10 Commandments to Avoid the Opioid Inferno

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Friday, July 15, 2022, 12:00 AM - Monday, July 15, 2024, 11:59 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours), Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility (1.00 hours), ABA MOCA Part 2 (1.00 hours), ABOHNS MOC Part II (1.00 hours), ABS CC (1.00 hours), ABS CC SAM (1.00 hours), ABPath MOC Part II (1.00 hours), Pain and Opioid (1.00 hours)

This presentation will address the prescription of opioids, pain intensity, symptom assessment and non-medical use of opioids.

1. Discuss appropriate assessment of cancer pain before prescription.
2. Promote universal screening for risk of non-medical opioid use.
3. Discuss safe dose and titration of opioids for cancer pain.

In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.                     

Credit Designation Statement:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this enduring material will award 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours.

This enduring material has been designated by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Pain and Opioid Management
This enduring material has been designated by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in pain management and the prescription of opioids.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
American Board of Anesthesiology 
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology^TM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements. Participant completion data will be shared with and transmitted to the ACCME on the participant’s behalf. 

American Board of Internal Medicine
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.


American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn their required annual part II self-assessment credit in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Continuing Certification program (formerly known as MOC). It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation.

American Board of Pathology
This activity has been registered to offer credit in the American Board of Pathology’s Continuing Certification program. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Lifelong Learning credits. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath MOC credit.

American Board of Pediatrics 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center complies with all requirements of the identified accrediting body  (ACCME, ANCC, ACPE). Disclosure of speakers, faculty members, planning committee members and their commercial relationships will be shared with learners prior to the educational activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.