eCare: Drug Diversion in Today's Healthcare Setting

Instructions to Receive Credit

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:00 AM - Friday, May 6, 2022, 5:00 PM, Online

The statistics are staggering! 10-15% of healthcare workers in 2019 reported misuse of drugs/alcohol to cope. 31% of hospice facilities in a recent survey reported diversion activity in the past 6 months. This course provides learners with knowledge of drug diversion including risk factors, prevention and the process of investigating a suspected drug diversion event.

CME Accreditation:
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 Avera and Avel eCare. Avera is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Avera designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NCPD Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and through the joint providership of Avera and Avel eCare. Avera Health is an Approved Provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. A total of 1.25 contact hours can be received upon completion of this education activity. Attendance at the entire educational activity is required to receive contact hours.  This activity has been approved for 1.25 pharmacotherapeutic credits.

Social Work
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and through the joint providership of Avera and Avel eCare. Avera Health Provider #1029 is an approved provider of continuing education by the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.  Social Workers will receive 1.25 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course.

1. Define drug diversion
2. Discuss current trends with drug abuse across the country
3. Discuss the risk for drug diversion
4. Identify what can be done to prevent drug diversion
5. Describe the process of drug diversion investigation

There is no cost for this education.

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