Continuing Education

Presented by Center for Health, Work & Environment

Opioid Stewardship

With the opioid crisis on the rise, it’s never been more important for health professionals to stay up-to-date on the latest pain management methods. This online, self-paced course is designed for health professionals in Colorado who treat patients dealing with pain, including clinicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, and pharmacists.

Participants in this course will gain the skills and knowledge needed to:

Follow the latest state, federal, and professional association guidelines to improve patient care
Apply evidence-based, comprehensive pain management practices and address opioid misuse
Earn Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE), and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credit*

Follow the latest guidelines and best practices for managing patients’ pain.

Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdoses claim the lives of 91 Americans every day and roughly 40% of those deaths involve prescription opioids. To address this crisis, we launched the first self-paced online course in 2012 to retrain healthcare providers on current state and federal guidelines for non-cancer chronic pain management. Our goal is to combat the growing opioid epidemic while providing the best care to patients. We partner with the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention to continue to train providers and prescribers — including physicians, pharmacists, veterinarians, nurses, and dentists — how to prevent opioid abuse and misuse.

More Continuing Education Opportunities

The College of Nursing at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has continuing education opportunities ongoing and coming soon. Click below to see what’s available and find registration links.

Health and Healthcare for the LGBTQ Community

Identifying and minimizing disparities in patient health.

Click here for additional information and resources about LGBTQ Health