Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the pharmacologic properties and mechanism of action of buprenorphine, including its role as both a partial mu agonist and kappa antagonist 2. Discuss the current evidence base supporting the use of buprenorphine for pain management in frail or older adults 3. State three physiological changes in older adults that may affect opioid selection and anticipated response 4. State safe prescribing principles of buprenorphine in older adults, including opioid rotation from another opioid to buprenorphine 5. Explain how to manage an individual s acute pain while they are on buprenorphine 6. Discuss the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of dyspnea 7. Explain why buprenorphine might be an attractive option for pain management in an older adult or an adult with frailty.
Credit & MOC Details
Credit information is provided by the course provider. We recommend confirming credit eligibility with the provider or your licensing board before starting the activity.
Credit types
MOC types
FDA REMS
Qualifies for MIPS
Target Specialties
Pricing
CME included with membership · $25–460/yr
| CME Injectable Course – Beginner: Botox & Dermal Fillers | $3,500 |
| Active Physician | $460/yr |
| Active Physician (First/Second Year) | $230/yr |
| Part-Time Physician | $230/yr |
| Resident/Fellow (First Year) | Free |
| Resident/Fellow (Subsequent Years) | $25/yr |
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Specialties served/covered
- Addiction Medicine
- Addiction Psychiatry
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Clinical Informatics
- Clinician Wellness & Burnout
- Communication & Shared Decision-Making
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Foot & Ankle Surgery
- General & Adult Psychiatry
- General Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- General Surgery
- Health Equity & Inclusion
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Medical Leadership & Administration
- Medical Toxicology
- Mood & Anxiety Disorders
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Pain Medicine
- Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Practice Management & Ethics
- Pulmonary Disease
- Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Surgery of the Hand & Upper Extremity
- Trauma Surgery
- Cross-Specialty
- Emergency & Critical Care
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Subspecialties
- Neurology
- Ob/Gyn
- Orthopedics
- Pain & Palliative
- Pediatrics
- Primary care
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation
- Surgery
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