Developed in partnership between The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Colorado Chronic Pain Centers of Excellence
This free educational program is open to physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and pharmacists. It provided an in-depth understanding of the 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
for Pain and how to apply its recommendations in clinical practice. The training reviews all 12 CDC recommendations across four domains:
- Determining whether to initiate opioids for pain
- Selecting opioids and determining dosages
- Determining duration and conducting follow-up
- Assessing risk and addressing potential harm
Objectives
- Discuss the misapplications of the 2016 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids and how the 2022 version attempted to course correct.
- Apply the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain to clinical decision-making and patient management.
- Counsel patients on the benefits, risks, and alternatives to opioids before initiating or continuing opioid therapy.
- Identify risk factors for opioid-induced respiratory depression and overdose.
- Utilize screening tools and risk mitigation strategies to ensure safe opioid prescribing.
The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This event has been accredited for up to 2.0 contact hours of knowledge-based CPE for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
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Initial Release Date: 12/09/2025
Planned Expiration Date: 12/09/2028
