Shana Metzger DNP - Strategies for Safe Opioid Prescribing
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1.0 CE credit (1.0 pharmacology)Completion Time
1 hourAvailable Until
July 31, 2025
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Specialties
Acute Care, Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Psychiatric / Mental HealthClinical Topics
CDC, Mental Health, Pharmacology, Primary Care, and TreatmentThis presentations meet Maryland’s 2018 requirement for applicants registering for new or renewing CDS registration (Safe Prescribing of Opioids) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requirement of an eight-hour training requirement for all DEA-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.
Learning Objectives
- To identify strategies for reducing opioid use in the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
- To discuss strategies for harm-reduction when prescribing opioids.
- To analyze the legal considerations when prescribing opioids
Speakers

Shana Metzger
DNP, FNP-BC, AG-ACNP-BC
CE Information
This activity offers 1.0 CE credit (1.0 pharmacology) to attendees.
Accredited by AANP.
Physicians, PAs, and licensed social workers can claim 1.0 Category 2 CME for each webinar.
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Shana Metzger DNP - Strategies for Safe Opioid Prescribing
Duration: 41 minutes | Quality: HD
Duration: 41 minutes | Quality: HD
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