2024 Catalog: General Courses

This clinical work-force development series will share evidence-based recommendations and clinical pearls on the treatment and management of pain, opioid use disorder [OUD], and safe opioid prescribing. Participants will increase knowledge surrounding integrated pain management modalities, identification of opioid use disorder, recommended level or care for substance use disorder, increase comfort-level with initiating buprenorphine for OUD, and be able to identify resources to assist with improving opioid related outcomes.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1.    Describe the pathophysiology of pain or substance abuse and create relevant treatment plans that utilize a variety of integrated management strategies
2.    Identify and implement patient assessment and screening tools to inform patient treatment plans and create useful patient monitoring strategies
3.    Improve the safety and outcomes of patients receiving ongoing chronic opioid therapy or substance use therapy

Kristin Allmaras — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Kristin.Allmaras@ihs.gov.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.