Colorado Opioid Epidemic Symposium: Best Practices for Opioid Management
Dx: e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call prescription drug overdose deaths
one of the four most serious epidemics facing the nation. As recently as 2011, Colorado ranked #2 in
the nation among young adults ages 12-24 for misuse of prescription painkillers. In the US, enough
opioid painkillers are dispensed by pharmacies to supply every citizen with enough pills to take one every four hours, around the clock, for a month.
Sig: Become conversant in best practices for opioid prescribing. Develop skills to manage high risk
populations. Learn how to facilitate inter-agency collaboration to reduce prescription drug abuse in
your community. Coordinate with behavioral health professionals to identify and treat mental illness
and addiction.
CME available!
When: September 24th-25th, 2015
Where: Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs
Registration information coming soon!
