HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 2020 TENNESSEE

CME FOR MDs, DOs, PAs AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

2020 TENNESSEE

MEDICAL LICENSURE PROGRAM

TARGETED SERIES OF CME FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

3

HOURS

Prescribing Controlled Substances*

*MANDATORY CME REQUIREMENT Tennessee Physicians must complete 2 hours of CME in controlled substance prescribing in accordance with board rules

TN.CME.EDU

InforMed is Accredited With Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

2020 TENNESSEE

01 TENNESSEE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING

CHRONIC PAIN

COURSE ONE | 3 CREDITS*

42 EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE ON RESPONSIBLE PRESCRIBING,

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND HARM REDUCTION

COURSE TWO | 3 CREDITS

73 SELF-ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION SURVEY REQUIRED TO RECEIVE CREDIT

*Completion of this course satisfies the mandatory 2 credits in controlled substance prescribing which must include instruction in the Department's Chronic Pain Guidelines.

$50.00

PROGRAM PRICE

ONLINE

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MAIL

1015 Atlantic Blvd #301 Jacksonville, FL 32233

FAX

1.800.647.1356

INFORMED TRACKS

WHAT YOU NEED, WHEN YOU NEED IT

Tennessee Professional License Requirements

MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

A medical license expires on the last day of licensee's birth month and must be renewed prior to this date.

PHYSICIAN CME REQUIREMENTS

By Board Rule, all licensees are required to complete forty (40) hours of continuing medical education courses during the two (2) calendar years (January 1 ? December 31) preceding their licensure renewal year. All licensees (unless exempt under TENN. CODE ANN. ? 63-1402(c)) shall complete at least two (2) of the forty (40) required hours of continuing education on controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department's Chronic Pain Guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and carisoprodol and may include topics such as medicine addiction, risk management tools and other topics approved by the Board.

EXEMPTION The following licensees are exempt from these new requirements: 1) Veterinarians. 2) Providers practicing at a registered pain management clinic. 3) Medical doctors who are board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) in one or more of the following specialties or subspecialties: pain management, anesthesiology, physical medicine and revhabilitation, neurology or rheumatology.

OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS

If you are a licensed osteopathic physician in the state of Tennessee with a DEA registration, as a condition of renewal, you will be required to complete two (2) hours of continuing education related to controlled substance prescribing which must include instruction in the Department's Chronic Pain Guidelines.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CME REQUIREMENTS

Continuing Education - Hours Required (a) All physician assistants must, within a two (2) year period prior to the application for license renewal, complete one hundred (100) hours of continuing medical education satisfactory to the Committee. 1. At least fifty (50) hours shall be obtained in certified medical education Category I. 2. If you're a licensee with a DEA Registration at least two (2) Category I hours of the required continuing education hours shall address controlled substance prescribing, which must include instruction in the Department's treatment guidelines. Licensees without a DEA registration must complete one (1) hour in prescribing practices. 3. The division of hours between Category I & Category II continuing medical education must be consistent with the requirements of the N.C.C.P.A. as described on the most current N.C.C.P.A. "Continuing Medical Education Logging Form."

Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners 665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor Nashville, TN 37243 615-532-3202 local or 1-800-778-4123 nationwide

MD/DO CME DEADLINES:

Licensees renewing in 2020: CME must be earned by 12/31/2019

Licensees renewing in 2021: CME must be earned by 12/31/2020

LICENSE TYPES: Physcians and Physician Assistants

Disclaimer: The above information is provided by InforMed and is intended to summarize state CE/CME license requirements for informational purposes only. This is not intended as a comprehensive statement of the law on this topic, nor to be relied upon as authoritative. All information should be verified independently.

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For more than 45 years InforMed has been providing high level education activities to physicians and other healthcare professionals. Through our level of engagement with a wide variety of stakeholders, including our physician association, we have become the foremost public health policy continuing medical education organization in the United States. We are recognized as the leading provider of mandatory CME activities to physicians as a means of updating knowledge, improving competencies and fulfilling requirements for federal, state, regulatory and license renewal

Dear Tennessee Medical Professionals,

InforMed is pleased to offer this collection of CME activities for health care professionals in the state of Tennessee. The uniquely tailored curriculum is designed to promote a learning experience customized to the educational needs of the Tennessee medical professional. Participants earn AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM through these self-directed, on-demand courses.

The CME series is designed to streamline the education requirements of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners. Licensees who complete this program optimize their learning path while satisfying professional credentialing requirements in controlled substance prescribing. All activities are independently sponsored by InforMed Continuing Medical Education without commercial support.

Thank you for choosing InforMed as your CME provider. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns or suggestions.

-InforMed CME Team

Visit TN.CME.EDU, select NETPASS to begin.

TN.CME.EDU

1015 Atlantic Blvd #301 Jacksonville, FL 32233

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TENNESSEE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN

Release Date: 09/2019 Exp. Date: 08/2022

3 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM

Enduring Material (Self Study)

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for all physicians and health care providers involved in the treatment and monitoring of patients with pain.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course is designed to increase physician knowledge and skills regarding Tennessee guideline-recommended principles of pain management, the range of opioid and non-opioid analgesic treatment options, and specific strategies for minimizing opioid analgesic prescription, diversion, and abuse.

Read the course materials

Complete the self-assessment questions at the end. A score of 70% is required.

Return your customer information/ answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail, phone, fax or complete online at course website under NETPASS.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Completion of this course will better enable the course participant to: 1. Discuss the fundamental concepts of pain management, including pain types and mechanisms of action of major analgesics. 2. Identify the range of therapeutic options for managing acute and chronic pain, including non-pharmacologic approaches and pharmacologic (non-opioid and opioid analgesics) therapies. 3. Explain how to integrate opioid analgesics into a pain treatment plan individualized to the needs of the patient, including counseling patients and caregivers about the safe use of opioid analgesics. 4. Discuss recommendations for incorporating emergency opioid antagonists into prescribing practice, and for training patients and family members on the use of naloxone. 5. Recognize the risks of addiction inherent in the use of opioids for both acute and chronic pain and identify strategies to mitigate risks of diversion and misuse. 6. Identify medications currently approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder and the ways these medications differ in terms of mechanisms of action, regulatory requirements, and modes of administration.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

InforMed is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION STATEMENT

InforMed designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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