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The Mayo Clinic Opioid Conference: Evidence, Clinical Considerations and Best Practice 2017 aims to highlight the shift in guidelines and public concern regarding the use of opioids in medical practice and provides the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate indication for opioids in clinical practice. Topics cover the basics of opioids, evidence-based guidelines for opioids, medication monitoring, tapering and legal considerations. In addition, the course covers a broad range of issues, including opioid addiction and difficult patient conversations and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing.

Medical providers including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, addiction experts, pharmacists and others may benefit from this multidisciplinary review and update of opioid management.

This course includes lectures by experts in the field of pain medicine and opioid management, panel discussions, and question-and-answer sessions.

This course offers the unique opportunity for commercial companies to interact with health care providers and highlight their products and services. If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this course, please contact Linda Gochnauer. 

TARGET AUDIENCE: 

This topic is important and has become a more visible public health issue. All fields within medicine that provide direct patient care are impacted, including both the in-patient medical, surgical and out-patient settings. All providers who prescribe (MD, DO, NP, PA, CNS) or administer (Nurses, Pharmacists, etc.) opioids to patients would benefit from attending this course. This course is particularly relevant for primary care providers that maintain and monitor patients on chronic opioid therapy. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

Identify opioid practice updates as outlined in the CDC 2016 opioid guidelines

Formulate a plan to include patient visits and consents to monitor patient opioid use in their practice

Describe the options to manage patients post-operatively who are on chronic opioid therapy

Attendance at this Mayo Clinic course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course. 

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Hyatt Olive 8 Seattle 

1635 8th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98101

Accommodations:

Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates ($279/night plus taxes) at the Hyatt Olive 8 Seattle. In order to receive the special rate, reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of August 14, 2017, whichever comes first. After August 14, 2017, reservations will be taken based on space and rate availability. Each attendee is allowed one guest room at the special course room rate. 

Please identify yourself as a participant of the Mayo Clinic Opioid Course when making your reservation. Click here to make your reservation online. You may also call 1-888-421-1442 to make your reservation.

Lodging arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant. Mayo Clinic School of CPD is not responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed and for whom space is not available at the meeting. Costs incurred by the registrant such as airline or hotel fees or penalties are the responsibility of the registrant.

Submission Info

Kathy Fuqua , Mayo Clinic

Phone: 507-266-9815

Email: fuqua.kathy@mayo.edu