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COPE Course Information
- COPE ID:
- 102205-PH
- Course Title:
- Opioid Prescribing - Integrating Patient Care and Practitioner Responsibility
- Format:
- Synchronous In-Person
- Category:
- Pharmacology
- Total CE Hours:
- 2.00
- CEE:
- Yes
- Description:
- This oral pharmacology course provides optometrists with a focused, clinically relevant review of opioid medications and their role in pain management. Although public attention has appropriately emphasized the risks of misuse and addiction, opioids remain an important option for managing acute ocular pain when prescribed responsibly. This program highlights the appropriate use of oral and systemic analgesics within the optometric scope of practice and incorporates case-based examples to reinforce decision-making. Key topics include assessing the risk–benefit profile of opioid therapy, identifying early signs of misuse, and implementing safeguards that protect both the patient and the prescribing clinician.
- Expires:
- 01/13/2027
- Instructor:
- Gregory Caldwell, O.D.