• TOA's Online Opioid Prescribing CME

    Two hours available to members of the Texas Orthopaedic Association and Texas Ophthalmological Association
  • Learning Objectives

    Determine when to utilize the Prescription Monitoring Program.Identify the various side effects of opioid use.Identify non-opioid treatments for acute and chronic pain.Summarize the literature surrounding outcomes of patients on opioids prior to surgical treatments.Demonstrate how to communicate with patients about appropriate and inappropriate opioid use.Determine how to identify which patients who should not receive opioids or need a higher level of care.
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