Pricing

Non-ISMS members: $75.00
ISMS members: Free

Course description

Recently, the U.S. Congress enacted changes to the requirements for obtaining and maintaining a federal Drug Enforcement Agency registration that allows prescribing of controlled substances. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use. While that requirement is intended to insure that prescribers are treating opioid addictions appropriately, it goes beyond Schedule II narcotics; these prescribers may need additional education about overall substance abuse disorders (SUD), including alcohol. Many primary care physicians are lacking in the education and awareness of their options in diagnosing and treating patients for SUD, despite the fact that many options exist.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the pharmacology of the FDA approved medications used to treat substance use disorders.
• Review the regulatory environment surrounding medications used to treat opioid use disorder.
• Discuss the clinical aspects of specific medications used to treat substance use disorders.

Target audience

Physician and clinician policyholders

Disclosure

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.

CME information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Illinois State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Illinois Nurse Practice Act rules deem CME credit provided by approved sponsors as acceptable to fulfill nursing continuing education requirements for licensure. Nurses may claim one contact hour per unit of CME in the state of Illinois.