Ben Casella, OD: No financial relationships to disclose
Opioids have and will continue to have their place in primary eye care. Prescribing these addictive medications comes with great responsibility on the part of the prescriber. This course will update the clinician on proper prescribing protocol for narcotic analgesic medications, including common indications, contraindications, dosage amounts, and pregnancy considerations. There will be case presentations for audience participation interspersed within.
Learning Objectives:
Upon conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
Learn about the most common scenarios in primary eye care in which a narcotic analgesic would be indicated
Understand common dose amounts and frequencies for the most commonly prescribed analgesics
Gain comprehensive understanding as to the contraindications of these medications and what to warn the patient of when these medications are prescribed
Review, through a rapid-fire grand rounds approach, when a narcotic should be considered or when other means of analgesia can be effectively attained
Follow current protocol for scenarios in which a patient acts as though he or she may have developed (or be developing) a narcotic dependency
Review the Drug Enforcement Agency and its role as it relates to these medications
