Free CME Training on Safer Opioid Use

Free CME Training on Safer Opioid Use

Free CME Training on Safer Opioid Use

Pathways to Safer Opioid Use is an, interactive training tool that uses the principles of health literacy and a team-based approach to promote the appropriate, safe, and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. The web-based training allows you to assume the role of 4 playable characters who make decisions – controlled by you – about preventing opioid-related adverse drug events.

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has partnered with the American Public Health Association (APHA) to offer free 1 continuing medical education (CME) credit for this eLearning course.

To learn more about the training and how to obtain CME, go to http://www.health.gov/hcq/training.asp#pathways.

To access AHRQ health literacy resources for clinicians, hospitals, and health systems, go tohttp://www.ahrq.gov/health-care-information/topics/topic-health-literacy.html and select the “For Professionals” tab.