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NYSDOH-2021-08-10 Dental Opioid Public Health Detailing


Enrollment DeadlineSectionCourse FormatStart/End Dates Details Instructor(s)Speakers
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12/31/2024
Recorded Training Streaming 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024
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Live Event WebEx 8/10/2021 to 8/10/2021


Course Description

The purpose of this training is to enhance the capacity of local health department staff to conduct public health detailing to dental providers about alternative acute pain management strategies and opioid prescribing. The training will feature presentations from Dr. Tom Viola on the clinical components and Cicatelli Associates, Inc. on the public health detailing approach. 

Learning Outcome: 

After completing this activity, the learner will expand their competence on utilizing public health detailing to address opioid prescribing in the dental setting for acute pain management.  

Learning Objectives: 

After participating in the training, attendees will be able to:  

  1. Assess change readiness with dental practices for implementing dental opioid recommendations. 

  1. Describe the epidemiology behind opioid prescribing. 

  1. Discuss current guidelines and best-practices for prescribing for dental pain. 

  1. Compose messages for building dentist “buy in” to change opioid prescription practices. 

Presenters:  
Elizabeth Rees, MPH, New York State Department of Health 

Michelle Gerka, BS, Cicatelli Associates Inc. 

Clare Friedrich, MS, MA, CLC, Cicatelli Associates Inc. 

Dr. Tom Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P., Dental Pharmacology Expert 

 

Continuing Nurse Education Credits 

The University at Albany School of Public Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

This offering is approved for _2.0_ nursing contact hours. 

Certified Health Education Specialists Credits 

Sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0.  Provider ID# 99086. 

Average Completion Time

2 hours

Prerequisites

None

Associated Programs (Explain)

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Course Competencies

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