FREE online education for Tennessee-specific prescribing guidelines
Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines
2-hour online CME course* covering Tennessee chronic pain guidelines and controlled substance prescribing practices
Fulfills Tennessee's 2-hour continuing education requirement for healthcare license renewal
This education is provided free for all Tennessee prescribers due to a Grant Contract with the Opioid Abatement Council
What makes this education unique in its applicability to all Tennessee prescribers?
This comprehensive education equips you to KNOW MORE about...
The opioid crisis has evolved — and so must prescribers’ training.
Our Tennessee-specific course replaces outmoded approaches with evidence-based strategies and tools for today’s challenges.
The course...
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Provides the latest prescribing guidelines, best practices, & innovative approaches to combat the opioid epidemic
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Is built by Tennessee stakeholders, recruited for their familiarity with the current issues and latest addiction prevention techniques
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Reviews Tennessee state laws, rules, guidelines, and policies that directly affect the prescribing of controlled substances
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Includes the most up-to-date strategies for use of the 3-Day Exemption, understanding the neurobiology of addiction, and evidence-based prescribing
This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the
Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.
Created by Tennessee Experts
And...
Brian Winbigler, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacist
John E. Blake, MD, Pain Management, Anesthesiology
Mary Jane Brown, MD, Emergency Medicine, Recovery Advocate
Michael Baron, MD, MPH, Psychiatry, Addiction
Mike Hotz, Sgt., MNPD OD Unit
Natalie Stafford, MS, PA-C, Interventional Pain Management
Reid Finlayson, MD, Addiction Medicine, Psychiatry
Roger Sherman, MD, MPH, Addiction Medicine
Samantha McLerran, MD, FAAFP, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine
Sarah McQueen, DMS, PA-C, Family Medicine
Timothy Smyth, MD, Addiction Medicine
Trevor John Henderson, Substance Use Response Consultant
CME Learning Objectives
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Apply Tennessee legal requirements and regulations when prescribing controlled substances, including appropriate use of the CSMD, the 3-day exemption rule, and Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines
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Integrate evidence-based, multi-modal prescribing practices for acute pain management or prescribing controlled substances
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Apply evidence-based assessment and prescribing protocols for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), including evaluating candidacy for MOUD, practicing within Tennessee scope of practice regulations, and integrating medication treatment with counseling and recovery support services
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Utilize mental health screening tools and toxicology testing to assess safety and guide clinical decision-making when prescribing controlled substances
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Identify the neurobiological basis and contributing risk factors for addiction and apply this understanding through person-first, destigmatizing communication in clinical practice
*This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) and the Tennessee Foundation for Quality Patient Healthcare (TFQPH). TMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
TMA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity..