East Tennessee Children's Hospital Podcast Of Continuing Medical Education

CME credit will not be given for listening to this recording.  Title: Controlled Substance Laws and Chronic Pain Guidelines: A Pathway to Quality and Safety *this activity includes TN Chronic Pain Guideline content and will provide one 1 hour of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiner’s 2 CME hour requirement in prescribing. Faculty: Walter Fitzgerald, Jr., BPharm, MS, JD Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Adhere to federal and state mandates for prescribing controlled substances. 2. Adopt federal and state practice guidelines for prescribing opioids. 3. Implement