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Prescription Medicine and Opioid Abuse

Justice Mautjana

This webinar will provide clinicians currently prescribing controlled substances with best practices for effectively and appropriately treating pain, and ultimately improving patient outcomes. It will address the issue of prescription opioids with an objective to: * Adhere to best practices for prescribing controlled substances. * Utilise strategies for recognising signs of misuse and abuse of prescription opioids. * Promote best practices for managing chronic pain. * Apply techniques for communicating with patients about avoiding or reducing prescription opioids.

Skills / Knowledge

  • Addiction Prevention
  • Safe Prescribing
  • Dispensing Skills
  • Counselling
  • Health Communication

Issued on

April 9, 2025

Expires on

March 30, 2027