Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Hospital Improves Patient and Hospital Outcomes
Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Psychiatry
Speaker: Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, DFASAM, Yale School of Medicine & Public Health
Time: 11 this morning to noon
Location: Webex https://uconnhealth.webex.com/uconnhealth/j.php?MTID=mc56d1a6da7e44e6af6f2b5a67d5bee24
Target Audience: UConn Health faculty, residents, medical students, and other mental health professionals
Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
- Describe the epidemiology related to opioid overdose and opioid use disorder (OUD) in the hospitalized setting
- Examine current evidence and use of medication for opioid use disorder in the hospital setting.
- List procedures to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine at hospital discharge
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Weimer in the role as speaker for this educational event, has a financial relationship with Path CCM, Inc. and a prior financial relationship with CVS Health. The activity director determined that this relationship is not relevant to the presentation.
Dr. Weimer will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Activity Director Disclosure Statement: Drs. Gregory Barron and Lance O. Bauer as the activity co-directors for this educational event, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Drs. Brady Lonergan, Kevin J. Manning, Jessica Meyer, Surita Rao, Andrew Winokur, Asima Zehgeer; and Sharon Freeman, as member(s) of the planning committee for this educational event have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
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For more information, contact: Sharon Freeman at 860-679-1283/sfreeman@uchc.edu