Best Practices: Opioid Prescribing

Target Audience
Prescribers with a DEA number and medical residents prescribing under a facility DEA number.

Program Overview
Best practices for opioid prescribing.

Accreditation Information
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Objectives

• Define the DSM-5 criteria for opioid use disorder (OUD);
• List the three approved medications for medication assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD and their indications;
• Describe the CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, including patient-centered tapering practices.