Review Activity Description

Pain Treatment and Interactive Patient Cases

Starting Buprenorphine for Opioid Addiction

Case: Andrea Sanchez

0.5 out of 14 hrs CE

Goal:  To train providers on the importance of basing chronic pain treatment on an accurate diagnosis, following evidence-based guidelines when prescribing opioids including appropriate patient assessment and treatment structure.

Review Activity Description

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Educational Objectives:

After completing this activity participants will be able to:

• Recognize when a patient who started on opioid therapy for chronic pain has developed opioid use disorder.
• Explain the treatment option of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder to a patient
• Describe for a patient the process of starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder