Acute Pain Management in Patients with OUD

This Opioid Training Initiative course was developed to prepare healthcare professionals who work to manage pain for patients in the hospital setting with opioid use disorder (OUD). The course supports development of an approach to manage pain with hospitalized individuals with OUD, and compare pain management strategies for individuals with OUD taking buprenorphine, methadone, extended release naltrexone, and non-prescribed opioids. The course also reviews considerations for transition of care and discharge planning.

The information in this course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of clinicians practicing in Texas with a focus on regional trends, laws and regulations.

Faculty

Kirsten Mason, PharmD, BCPS
Regional Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Ascension Texas

Dr. Kirsten Mason is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and her PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin, TX. Immediately after residency training, Dr. Mason accepted a clinical pharmacy specialist position in cardiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. In 2016, she had an opportunity to relocate back to Austin and she joined Dell Seton Medical Center at University of Texas as an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. In this role, she assisted in the development of an inpatient opioid use disorder treatment service. In November of 2018, Dr. Mason transitioned roles within Ascension Texas to a Regional Clinical Pharmacy Manager with an emphasis on project management and pain management. She also serves as a preceptor for University of Texas College of Pharmacy and Texas A&M College of Pharmacy. Dr. Mason continues to advocate for treatment of opioid use disorder across the continuum of care and educate healthcare providers about medications for opioid use disorder. More recently, Dr. Mason is serving as Interim Director of Pharmacy at Ascension Seton Northwest.

DISCLOSURE: Dr. Mason has the following relevant financial relationships, potential or perceived, with commercial or conflicts of interest to disclose:

Consultant: Macromoltek Grant Consultant

Review of Conflicts Policy: The UT Austin College of Pharmacy has a very strict policy to ensure against commercial conflicts of interest in CE programming. For this conference, the planning committee picks two committee members who have appropriate backgrounds to review content, and report any potential conflict of interest to the CPE Director. If conflict issues are discovered, they are addressed with speakers to make appropriate changes. Evaluations are collected from all participants with specific questions around the listed conflicts of commercial interest.

Learning Objectives

Develop an approach to manage pain with hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD)
Compare pain management strategies for individuals with OUD taking buprenorphine, methadone, extended release naltrexone, and non-prescribed opioids
Review transitions of care considerations for patients with OUD

Continuing Education Information

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This online activity is approved for 0.1 CEUs (1.00 contact hour) of continuing education credit. In order to receive 1.00 contact hour of CE credit, the participant must watch the video in its entirety, complete the online post-test, and complete online evaluation. Please make sure NABP profile and date of birth (month/year) are correct under learner's profile in this system.

Note: This program may be counted as one hour of CE related to Pain Management, as outlined by TSBP rule 295.8(d)(1)(B).

The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Long School of Medicine designates this material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ .

CNE Accreditation Statement: Disclosure to Participants:

Accreditation Statement: University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Requirements for Successful Completion: To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must sign in, attend the entire activity, and complete and submit the evaluation form. Once successful completion has been verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 1.0 contact hour.

Conflicts of Interest: All activity planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers have had their Conflict of Interest assessed, identified and resolved by the nurse planner.

Kirsten Mason receives grant/research support from Macromoltek. Her materials were reviewed by a content reviewer who is on the planning committee and free from any conflicts of interest.

Education Disclaimer: The author(s) of this continuing education activity have made reasonable efforts to ensure that all information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific evidence at the time of publication. However, because information regarding medications, treatment guidelines, and other healthcare information is subject to constant change, the participant is advised to always confirm practice resources before applying any learned information in practice. Activities produced by UT Austin School of Nursing are intended solely for purposes of supplementing health care professionals’ knowledge. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.

This activity expires June 18, 2025.

The Office of Professional Development at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work provides continuing education in accordance with the criteria and standards of the Texas Board of Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Psychologist under Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 34. § 781.509. Complaints about this program may be made to TSBSWE, 333 Guadalupe St., Tower 3, Room 900, Austin, TX 78701 • 512-305-7700 • 800-821-3205 • bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-social-worker-examiners/

This project is funded by Texas Health & Human Services Texas Targeted Opioid Response.

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

1.00

CE Units

0.100

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Advance Practice Nurses (CME)
Counselors
Nurse Practitoners (CME)
Nurses
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
Physician Assistant
Physicians
Psychiatrists
Social Workers