Developed in partnership between CU Anschutz Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Colorado Chronic Pain Centers of Excellence
This 2-hour educational program provides physicians, advance practice providers, and pharmacists with an understanding of best practices in chronic pain management and safe opioid prescribing in the primary care setting. Knowledge gained from this program will enhance a participant’s confidence in managing chronic pain in clinical practice and selecting the most appropriate therapeutic interventions.
Hour One - Best Practices in Opioid Prescribing
- Summary of The Colorado Chronic Pain Centers of Excellence and what we offer
- CDC 2022 Guidelines Update
- Summary of Colorado SB23-144: Prescription Drugs for Chronic Pain
- Risk factors for opioid-induced life-threatening events
- Risk assessment/screening tools and risk mitigation
- Minimizing full mu-opioid agonists
- Maximizing non-opioid modalities
- Atypical opioids
- Buprenorphine pharmacology, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, advantages vs. the
use of full mu-agonist opioids, dosing, conversion from full mu-agonist opioids - Clinical pearls from Alex Reish, DO
Hour Two - Provider Education – Tapering Recommendations with Patient Cases
- Approaching medication tapering for patients on "legacy" high opioid regimens
- Case examples and discussion
The CU Anschutz 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
The AAFP has reviewed Chronic Pain Centers of Excellence Educational Series and deemed it acceptable for up to 2.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Elective credit(s). Term of Approval is from 08/24/2025 to 08/23/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
