About
This course is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide for acute pain management and opioid stewardship by a surgical prescriber.
The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
This course has been approved by the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board as meeting the requirements for a continuing education course on the responsible opioid prescribing guidelines per Med 13.03(3) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The course has been approved for 3.0 credits.
Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course. You are required to retain that document and submit it to DSPS if specifically asked to do so in an audit.
Technical Recommendations
To avoid technical issues:
- Use a computer with strong internet connection and ability to print or save to PDF.
- This course includes audio. Please connect headphones or turn on speakers. (If needed, transcripts are available within the course.)
- Recommended browsers:
- Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge (latest versions)
- Safari (Mac) is not recommended due to issues with printing the completion certificates.
If you encounter technical issues, please contact info@scwisconsin.org
Program Objectives
This activity is designed for physicians. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the role of surgical prescribing in the opioid epidemic.
- Recognize prolonged opioid use as a relatively common complication following surgery.
- Describe components of multimodal pain management strategies.
- Design and implement safe and effective opioid sparing pain management strategies in surgical patients.
- Explain safe and effective strategies for disposal of unused medications after surgery.
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Surgeons and the Surgical Collaboration of Wisconsin. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 3 hours meet the requirements for Opioid/Pain Management.
*The content of this activity may meet certain mandates of regulatory bodies. Please note that ACS has not and does not verify the content for such mandates with any regulatory body. Individual physicians are responsible for verifying the content satisfies such requirements.
Disclosures
| Full Name | Role | Nothing to Disclose |
| Tudor Borza, MD, MS | Speaker/Author | X |
| Rebekah Olson | Planning Committee | X |
| Sudha Pavuluri Quamme, MD, MS | Planning Committee | X |
| Joanne Peters, PhD | Planning Committee | X |
Course Authors
Tudor Borza, MD, MS
