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
In Person Controlled Substances CME Opportunities
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, courses provide one hour of CME
Free
Low Cost (~$100)
Online Controlled Substances CME Opportunities (Maintained as a courtesy; Not an exhaustive list)
Free
- Controlled Substance Prescribing: What Every Provider Needs to Know (NCMB-WakeAHEC developed webinar)
- SCOPE of Pain (2 hours via Boston University School of Medicine)
- Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
- SAFE Opioid Prescribing: Strategies. Assessment. Fundamentals. Education. (3.5 hours - American College of Physicians)
- A Guide to Rational Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain (3 hours - Mountain AHEC/Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse)
- Opioid Education: Safe Opioid Prescribing and Complimentary Therapies for Pain Management (3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™)
- Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives - 2018 Update (2 hours - Medscape)
- Pathways to Safer Opioid Use
- Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Alternatives to Opioids in Primary Care
- Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Chronic Pain and Safe Opioid Prescribing Best Practices (Charlotte AHEC)
- Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Charlotte AHEC)
- Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Pain Management in the Cancer Patient (Charlotte AHEC)
- Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Responsible Pain Management in the Emergency Department (Charlotte AHEC)
- Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Considerations of Co-Morbid Mood and Anxiety in Chronic Pain (Charlotte AHEC)
Low Cost (~$100)
- UNC Controlled Substances CME Grand Round Series: 1. Opioids for Chronic Pain: Present, Past and Where We Go From Here (UNC Health Care)
- UNC Controlled Substances CME Grand Round Series: 2. Evaluation is Essential for Safe and Effective Pain Management Using Opioids (UNC Health Care)
- UNC Controlled Substances CME Grand Round Series: 3. The Difficult Patient (UNC Health Care)