Please register by September 11, 2018

Accreditation Statement: 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements andpolicies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Florida Medical Association
and Capital Medical Society. 
The Florida Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Florida Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Educational Objectives:
Participants will be updated on:
The history of the opiate crisis;
The promotion by the pharmaceutical industry of Percocet and long-acting opiates;
Pain as the fifth vital sign;
The closure of pain clinics “pill mills” throughout the country;
The proliferation of heroin and fentanyl; 
State wide efforts to combat the opioid crisis and the role of new law;
Legal ramifications of the opioid crisis and effects of the new law; 
Drug trafficking in Florida;
The increase in heroin and synthetic drug importation from China;
How Tallahassee and local area opioid crisis compares to the rest of Florida; 
Opiate addiction and the primary care physician’s perspective; 
How to get patients help? - the human side of addiction;
Suboxone therapy;