This 3-hour education session will feature an update on Maine opioid prescribing laws and rules as well as clinical content with a compassionate, patient-centered perspective.  Educational methods will include didactics, video, individual exercises and small group discussions. 

The topics covered at this session will be:

• Opioid Use Disorder and Medication Assisted Recovery: Caring for Our Communities 
• Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain
• Recent Legal Changes Affecting Opioid Prescribing in Maine

This activity qualifies for a maximum of 3 CME credits of the 3 CME credit requirement for opioid medication education found in P.L. 2015, Chapter 488, and the similar requirement in the recent amendments to Chapter 1 of the Rules of the Board of Licensure in Medicine.

Presenters: Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH and Peter Michaud, J.D, R.N

The Maine Independent Clinical Information Service (MICIS) is a program of the Maine Medical Association.

The Maine Medical Education Trust designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Maine Medical Education Trust and the Maine Independent Clinical Information Service (MICIS). The Maine Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

For more information, contact Susan Kring at 480-4190 or skring@mainemed.com

www.micismaine.org