This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of DEA-registered physicians, pharmacists, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, physician assistants, and practitioners who participate in the diagnosis, prescribing, and treatment of patients.
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
Discuss recent updates in prevention, recognition, and care of people with substance and opioid use disorders
Recommend best practices for pain management and opioid addiction
Outline effective treatments and programs that assist in the management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders
Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, HMP Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Note: This statement is not an indication of approved credits. Please see below for full accreditation details, including credit types and totals, for this activity.
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Provider Statement
Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.
Physicians
HMP Education designates this enduring activity for 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists
This live, knowledge-based activity (Universal Activity Number JA0006201-0000-23-078-H01-P) has been approved for 25.25 contact hours (2.525 CEUs).
The certificate is not the official record of your participation in the activity. The official record of credit will be the information in the CPE Monitor system. Following ACPE Policy, HMP Education must transmit your claim to CPE Monitor within 60 days from the date you complete this CPE activity. HMP Education is not able to report your claimed credit after this 60-day period. Eligibility for pharmacy credit is contingent upon the successful completion of a post-test and/or evaluation for each activity or session attended.
Nurses
This continuing nursing education enduring activity awards 25.25 contact hours. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #18006 for contact hours.
Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants/Associates

HMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This enduring activity is designated for 25.25 AAPA Category 1 credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
This continuing medical education activity may include device or medicine brand names for participant clarity purposes only, due to the presence of different branded versions of the same product. No product promotion or recommendation should be inferred.
This activity may contain information about experimental and other uses of drugs or devices that are not currently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the European Union or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States. Participants are strongly encouraged to consult approved product labeling for any drug or device mentioned in this activity before use. The opinions expressed during this activity are the opinions of the respective authors, presenters or moderators and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of HMP Education.
The material presented and related discussions are not intended to be medical advice, and the presentation or discussion of such material is not intended to create and does not establish a provider-patient relationship. Medical advice of any nature should be sought from an individual’s own health care provider.
The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and are not attributable to HMP Global or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Clinical judgment must guide each professional in weighing the benefits of treatment against the risk of toxicity. Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products referred to in this activity are not necessarily the same as indicated in the package insert for each product, may reflect the clinical experience of the presenters, and may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Consult complete prescribing information before administering.
HMP Education complies with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rules and regulations thereof. Any participant in this educational activity who needs accommodation(s) may submit a request to the support team.
HMP Education protects the privacy of personal and other information regarding participants, educational partners, and joint sponsors. HMP Education and our joint providers will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual’s consent, except such information as is required for reporting purposes to the appropriate accrediting agency. HMP Education maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.
No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity. Emergent BioSolutions provided an educational grant for the original Taking a Team Approach to Opioid Overdose Treatment: Facilities, Patients, and Caregivers session.
For immediate assistance, please explore our HMP Education Help Center or chat with our Virtual CE Assistant, which can answer most common questions related to claiming credits and the HMP Education website. If you have a question or grievance that cannot be answered by our Virtual CE assistant and Help Center, please contact the support team. Our accreditation and compliance team will respond to your inquiry within one business day.
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