Understanding Opioid Use Disorder

Faculty

Target Audience

The target audience for this activity are nursing professionals, including, but not limited to advanced practice registered nurses.

 

Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, you should be able to:

• Describe the pathophysiology of opioid use disorder (OUD)
• Discuss stigma and barriers to care for individuals with OUD

 

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CNE
The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

This educational activity is offered for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour.

The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approves The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing (UKCON) as a provider as well. ANCC and KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content nor commercial sponsors. The University of Kentucky does not approve commercial products. This educational activity is offered for a maximum of 1.2 KBN contact hours.

Provider #: 3-0008-12-21-0251. In order to receive credit, participants complete this CNE activity and submit a credit application and evaluation form online. Certificates may be printed once the evaluation is completed.

Faculty Disclosure

All faculty members participating in continuing education programs sponsored by the University of Kentucky, College of Nursing are expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. These presenters have nothing to disclose.