Medical Education Core Competencies for the Prevention and Management of Prescription Drug Misuse and Suggested Education Modules

All residents and fellows in Massachusetts are strongly encouraged to complete these education modules, or their own program adaptation. Advocacy 8 professional presentations related to opioids, totaling 16 hours.   MMS Opioid Task Force Membership of 21 physicians, residents, medical students. 4 meetings 2017

MMS Annual Education Program – The Winding Road of Addiction: Hope on the Horizon

The Opioid Epidemic: Policy and Public Health (6 Modules)

Legal Advisor: Identifying Drug Dependence

Prescribing Guidelines Opioid Therapy and Physician Communication Guidelines

Massachusetts Medical Society

CME Courses Pain Management/Prescribing Opioids

AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force

The AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force urges physicians and other health care professions to continue taking action to help reverse the nation’s drug overdose epidemic—and the Task Force also calls on policymakers to take specific steps to remove barriers to evidence-based care for patients with pain and those with a substance use disorder.

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