Buprenorphine Diversion and Misuse: How to Protect Your Office-based Opioid Addiction Practice

Accreditation

CME

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

Acknowledgement

This educational activity is supported by a research grant from Reckitt Benckiser.

Cost of Attendance

There is no registration fee to attend this CME activity.

Site Information

The educational activity and meal functions will be held at The Hotel Metro, 411 E. Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 272-1937.

A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the group rate of $129+tax single/double occupancy per night. Reservation deadline is September 5, 2009. Reservations will be taken on a space/rate available basis after the deadline.

Visit http://www.hotelmetro.com/ for complete hotel information and directions.

Activity Description

This educational activity is designed to provide useful and the most up-to-date information about best practices in office-based opioid dependence treatment that minimize risk of buprenorphine diversion and misuse from patients in your practice.

Attendee Information

By registering for this CME activity as a doctor with a DEA X-license, you are agreeing to participate in a research project evaluating the efficacy of this CME to teach physicians about best practice behaviors to decrease buprenorphine diversion and misuse. The research project is being conducted by Michelle Lofwall, MD, and research staff at the University of Kentucky (UK).

You will be asked to complete four surveys as part of this study:
    1 before the CME
    1 right after the CME
    1 at 1-month after the CME
    1 at 3-months after the CME

When registering, you will be assigned a unique personal identifying number (UPIN) that will appear on all your surveys in order to maintain strict confidentiality of your answers.

Questions will ask about medical knowledge and office-based buprenorphine treatment practice. You will be reminded by e-mail and/or phone of when it is time to complete a survey. Each survey takes ~15 minutes to complete on-line (or paper by request).  

Before entering the CME event, you will be requested to complete the pre-CME survey. In order to receive CME credit, you will be requested to complete the immediate post-CME event survey. If you complete ALL four surveys, you will receive an Amazon gift card valued at $99.

There is no risk or legal, psychological or medical harm from participating and no alternative CME activities on this topic to our knowledge. You may benefit from gaining more medical practice knowledge and earning a gift card. Participation is voluntary. You may choose to not participate or discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are entitled.

If you have questions about this research, you can call Dr. Lofwall at (859) 257-9175. If you have questions about your research subject rights, you can call the UK Office of Research Integrity at (859) 257-9428 or toll-free (866) 400-9428.