
This free 2-hour online CME course* covers Tennessee chronic pain guidelines and controlled substance prescribing practices. It also fulfills Tennessee's 2-hour continuing education requirement for healthcare license renewal. Providing education free for all Tennessee prescribers, this project is funded under a grant contract with the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council. The course was created by Tennessee Experts. Read more.
What makes this education unique? As the opioid crisis has evolved, so must prescribers' training. Our Tennessee-specific course replaces outmoded approaches with evidence-based strategies and tools for today's challenges. Here's what you can expect:
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Provies the latest prescribing guidelines, best practices and innovative approaches to combat the opioid epidemic;
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Is built BY Tennessee professional experts, recruited for their familiarity with the current issues and latest addiction prevention techniques.
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Reviews Tennessee state laws, rules, guidelines and policies that directly affect the prescribing of controlled substances.
The Tennessee Foundation for Quality Patient Healthcare (TFQPH) believes every Tennessean can help reduce preventable opioid-related deaths through expanded knowledge, understanding, and less drug-related stigma.
*This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) and the Tennessee Foundation for Quality Patient Healthcare (TFQPH). TMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
TMA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
