Peru Attitudes and Perceptions of Substance Use Disorder 8.25.23

August 25, 2023

Target Audience

 Physician
 Nursing
 Physician Assistant
 Social Work

Learning Objectives

  • Describe substance use motivations.
  • Describe the impact of trauma on substance misuse, including adverse childhood experiences.
  • Define stigma and identify its negative effects.
  • Recognize strategies for identifying and avoiding stigma.
  • Challenge negative beliefs about opioid use disorder and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
  • Apply communication strategies for reducing stigma among colleagues.
  • Define recovery and its elements.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.50 ASWB
  • 2.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/10/2023
Course expires: 
12/29/2023
Event starts: 
08/25/2023 - 9:30am EDT
Event ends: 
08/25/2023 - 12:00pm EDT

09:30 AM – 09:45 AM     Welcome, Introductions, & Program Overview
09:45 AM – 10:10 AM     Substance Use: Origins and Trauma
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM     Defining Stigma            
10:25 AM – 10:35 AM     Medications and Stigma
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM     Stigma & Language
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM     The Role of Healthcare Providers in Addressing Stigma
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM     Recognizing Occupational Burnout
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM     Recovery
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM     Questions and wrap-up

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

 

Virtual
United States

Lori Abbott, MA LPC | Program Implementation Specialist | University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU)

Disclosure Statement: No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

Accreditation and credit designation 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physician (CME) 

The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing (CNE) 

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.50 contact hours. 

Physician Assistant (AAPA) 

The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.   

Social Work (ASWB) 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2.50 continuing education credits. 

Other Healthcare Professionals 

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
 

Available Credit

  • 2.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.50 ASWB
  • 2.50 Attendance
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