In response to a 2015-2016 state budget provision that calls on health care agencies to require controlled substances prescribers to complete education in opioid prescribing, NCMB successfully pursued rule changes to establish a new CME requirement. The requirement applies to physicians and physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances of any kind.
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CME rule changes
CME information and resources
- Controlled Substances CME FAQs
- General CME FAQs
- CME logging form - licensees are NOT required to submit documentation unless requested
Conferences
None at this time
Free Online Controlled Substances CME Opportunities (Maintained as a courtesy; Not an exhaustive list)
- An Integrative Approach to the Prevention and Treatment of Pain: Learning from the Past and Present to Lead Us Safely Into the Future Recorded Webinar (Online Self-Paced Learning) (2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™)
- RECORDED WEBINAR Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 1: CDC Guideline and Controlled Substance Reporting System - Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 06/30/2022)
- RECORDED WEBINAR Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 2: Acute Pain and Adopting Tools for Change in the Clinic - Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 06/30/2022)
- RECORDED WEBINAR Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 3: Chronic Pain and Addiction Medicine - Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 06/30/2022)
- Providers Clinical Support System SUD 101 Core Curriculum - 22 online modules covering a variety of SUD topics (AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ available per module taken) (Expiration date: 07/26/2022)
- CO*RE/ASAM Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits - Up to 2.5 PRA Category 1 Credits™)
- Improving Surgical Patient Outcomes and Minimizing Risks with Opioid-Sparing Pain Control (Online Self-Paced Learning) (2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration date: 10/14/2022)
Low Cost (~$100-250) Online Controlled Substances CME Opportunities
- Best Practices in Opioids Prescribing and Management Online: Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder - Where Are We Now? (Online Self-Paced Learning) (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) Cost: $10.00/per session (expiration Date: 8/15/2022)
- Best Practices in Opioids Prescribing and Management Online: Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder in Youth (under 21) (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $10.00 (Expiration date: 8/15/2022)
- Best Practices in Opioids Prescribing and Management Online: Non-Pharmacologic Integrative Medicine Approaches for Managing Pain (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $10.00 (Expiration date: 8/15/2022)
- Treating Pain Safely: 2021 Online Update for Prescribers for Safe Opioid Prescribing (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00 (Expiration Date: 02/01/2023)
- Beyond the Opioid Epidemic: Putting Guidelines into Practice (Online Self-Paced Learning) (2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00 (Expiration Date: 03/20/2023)
- Chronic Opioid Therapy Tapering August 30, 2023 at 8:00 AM (Virtual) (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $25.00
- Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management: An evidence-based approach - American College of Surgeons Division of Education (up to 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $125.00/$175.00