The Wayne State University Department of Pharmacy Practice is presenting a Continuing Education session titled, Controlled Substances: Limiting Risk, Maximizing Benefit on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, from 6-7 p.m. in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Auditorium.
Any health care professional seeking a controlled substance license in Michigan after September 1, 2019, is required to complete a one-time training covering a variety of opioid-related topics per the Michigan Board of Pharmacy. This session is intended to fulfill the training requirement for pharmacists seeking to obtain a controlled substance license. It is free for pharmacy faculty and preceptors, pharmacists, techs and student pharmacists.
Controlled Substances: Limiting Risk, Maximizing Benefit
on
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
from 6-7 p.m.
at
The Wayne State University Eugene (WSU) Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) Auditorium on the lower level
259 Mack Ave., Detroit
Pharmacists, technicians, and student pharmacists are welcome. Pharmacists and technicians are eligible to earn 1.0 contact hours for attendance at this knowledge-based CPE activity.
Pharmacist and technician objectives:
1. Describe state and federal laws pertaining to prescribing and dispensing controlled substances, as well as issues surrounding controlled substance use
2. Identify opportunities to improve safety on controlled substances and communication techniques surrounding the effects and risks associated with their use
3. Discuss alternative treatments for pain management, integration of treatments, and medication-assisted therapy
Speakers:
| Insaf Mohammad, PharmD, BCACP Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Specialist, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn | Victoria Tutag Lehr, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan | Joseph Fava, PharmD, BCACP Residency Program Director, Meijer/WSU PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency |
Please note that Effective January 4, 2019, any health care professional seeking a controlled substance license in Michigan after September 1, 2019, must complete a 1-time training covering a variety of opioid-related topics per the Michigan Board of Pharmacy. This educational topic is intended to fulfill this requirement for pharmacists.
Fee: Free