Opioids and Heroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs
Premiere Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2018This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Nurses (CNE)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Mark S. Gold, MD (Moderator) ASAM's Annual Lifetime Achievement John P. McGovern Award & Prize Winner Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO 17th University of Florida Distinguished Alumni Professor Gainesville, FL |
 | Dolores Breiner, Intelligence Research Specialist Domestic Strategic Intelligence Unit, DEA Arlington, VA |
 | Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine Director, Psychiatric Emergency Room VA Connecticut Healthcare System New Haven, CT |
 | Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD Chief, Director and Professor Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, FL |
 | Teresa A. Rummans, MD Donald and Lucy Dayton Professor of Psychiatry Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Emeritus Chair, Psychiatry and Psychology, Florida Vice Chair, Psychiatry and Psychology, Minnesota Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were nearly 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, or approximately 174 per day. Over 42,249 (66 percent) of these deaths involved opioids. CDC's preliminary data estimates more than 74,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017.
The U.S. opioid overdose epidemic is still worsening; emergency department visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30% in 45 states between July 2016 and September 2017, and all five U.S. regions experienced rate increases.
The increase in the number of people using heroin in recent years - from 373,000 past year users in 2007 to 948,000 in 2016 - is troubling. More alarming is the proliferation of illicit fentanyl and its analogues. DEA investigations reveal that illicit fentanyl and its analogues are increasingly being added to heroin and frequently pressed into counterfeit tablets resembling CPDs. Overdose deaths involving heroin are increasing at an alarming rate, having increased more than five-fold since 2010.
Experts in the opioid epidemic and the heroin threat will discuss the crisis of opioid addiction and overdose in this webinar.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Review the history and origins of the opioid crisis.
- Discuss the role of fentanyl in opioid overdoses and deaths.
- Examine the use of medication assisted treatment for opioid disorder in an emergency room setting.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
- Review the history and origins of the opioid crisis.
- Discuss the role of fentanyl in opioid overdoses and deaths.
- Summarize the use of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in an emergency room setting.
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and pharmacists.
CME Credit (Physicians):
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Outfitters, LLC and The Drug Enforcement Administration. CME Outfitters, LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this live actvity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE Credit (Nurses):
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15510, for 1.5 contact hours.
Note to Nurse Practitioners:Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Nurse practitioners can also apply for credit through their state boards.
Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) Universal Activity Number: 0376-0000-18-024-L01-P
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Dr. Gold has no disclosures to report.
Ms. Breiner has no disclosures to report.
Dr. Goldberger has no disclosures to report.
Dr. Fuehrlein has no disclosures to report.
Dr. Rummans has no disclosures to report.
Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
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Unlabeled Use Disclosure
Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.
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