Primary Care/Harm Reduction for People Who Use Fentanyl
Course Description
The dramatic increase in opioid overdose deaths across the nation, tied to stimulant and fentanyl use, highlights the need for rapid expansion of access to intervention services in a variety of healthcare and community health settings across the state. This session is part of a larger series of Clinical Quick Tips that UCLA ISAP has prepared for providers working in Primary Care and Community Health settings to help them better understand: patterns of use and risk of stimulants and fentanyl; tools for identifying use among patients; approaches for engaging and supporting patients to help reduce harmful consequences of use; linkages and pathways to specialty care when desired; and medication supports for patients with co-occurring mental health issues.
This brief video highlights the transferability of skills primary care providers already have to treat chronic disease, and provides tips and useful information for reducing harm and stigma from fentanyl use in primary care.
Launch Date: March 30, 2023
At the conclusion of the on-demand course, participants will be able to:
- Describe at least four (4) common complications to look out for when treating patients who use fentanyl.
- Identify at least two (2) pieces of practical advice they can provide to patients using fentanyl to reduce harm.
- Recognize at least two (2) ways in which fentanyl use affects the sexual and reproductive healthcare of their patients.
Instructions for Continuing Education Credits
How to receive a CME certificate:
For Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners only, you will receive a link to complete the course evaluation for CME after watching the video for this course, and you will receive your CE certificate via email within six to eight weeks.
If you have any UCLA ISAP CME-related questions, please contact Gloria Miele at gmiele@mednet.ucla.edu.
CME Statements:
Please view the linked CME Learner Handout for more information about how to obtain CME credit.
The training course meets the qualifications for the provision of one quarter (0.25) continuing medical education credit/contact hour (CME/CEH).
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) designates this learning course for a maximum of one quarter (0.25) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes that Continuing Medical Education (CME) is acceptable for meeting RN continuing education requirements as long as the course is certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM (rn.ca.gov). Nurses will receive a Certificate of Participation following this activity that may be used for license renewal.
Continuing medical education will be awarded within 6-8 weeks following completion of the training.
Estimated time to complete the course:
This course should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Cost:
Free
Disclosure statements:
Candy Stockton-Jorteg, MD, FASAM
Health Officer, Humboldt County
None of the presenters, planners, or others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Trainer:
Candy Stockton-Jorteg, MD, FASAM
Health Officer, Humboldt County
Recommended Audience:
This online course is recommended for primary clinicians and community health providers who are involved in providing multidisciplinary care to persons with opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders, including, but not limited to:
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioners
- Registered Nurses and LVNs
- Medical Assistants
- Other Primary Care and Community Health Specialists/Clinicians
Instructions for Requesting Accommodations for Disability:
If you need a disability-related reasonable accommodation/alternative format for this event, please contact Darren Manley at dmanley@mednet.ucla.edu.
Instructions for Filing a Grievance Concerning UCLA ISAP’s Continuing Education Program:
Please contact Dr. Thomas E. Freese, CE Program Administrator, in writing:(UCLA ISAP, 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024) or by phone (310-267-5397). Alternately, you may contact Dr. Gloria Miele or Dr. James Peck, ISAP-affiliated doctoral-level psychologists responsible for program planning for the ISAP CE Program. Drs. Miele and Peck can be reached in writing at: 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024 or by phone at: 310-267-5888 (Miele) or 310-267-5346 (Peck).
Please click on the lesson below to start the course.
