Prescribing

This course goes beyond sound prescribing practices, examining the personal and professional reasons why clinicians fail to prescribe properly. The curriculum covers common misconceptions about opioids, assessment of patients for misuse potential, setting prescribing-related boundaries, team-based pain management approaches, and compliance with documentation, laws, and rules.

An intensive pre-course component personalizes the course content to be state and profession specific. Building on insights into why clinicians prescribe inappropriately, participants develop a Personalized Protection Plan©. This plan is designed to help them maintain their newfound knowledge base and prevent prescribing-related lapses.

Professions this Course is Suitable for

This course appropriate for all clinicians with prescriptive authority, including, but not limited to: physicians, advanced practice nurses, dentists, veterinarians, physician assistants, podiatrists, mental health providers, optometrists, and trainees.

Reasons for Referral

• Inappropriate or unsafe prescribing of controlled substances
• Documentation of prescribing that does not comply with laws and regulations
• Poor understanding of drug dependence, addiction, and misuse potential
• Inadequate treatment or management of chronic pain
• Prescribing to friends, family, or coworkers*
  *This is also considered a professional boundary issue. A professional boundaries course should be considered in addition to a prescribing course.

Editions

1. RX-21
   • Six hours of pre-course assignments
   • Two day live course
2. RX-21 Extended
   • Six hours of pre-course assignments
   • Two day live course
   • 12 hour post-course faculty-led group conference calls (MAS). One hour weekly for 12 weeks.

Learning Objectives

• Implement safer, more effective treatment with improved outcome through the application of a comprehensive knowledge of the spectrum of pain medications
• Apply the prescribing laws and regulations into clinical practice for the safe and effective use of opioids and controlled substances
• Produce and maintain medical records documenting compliance prescribing laws and documenting appropriate management and treatment of chronic pain
• Differentiate opioid dependency and addiction to minimize abuse potential and maximize pain management

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and Professional Boundaries, Inc. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates these live activities each for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in activity.