Opioid-Related Education Provided by Continuing Education Divisions at US Pharmacy Schools. 2020

Mandy L Renfro, and Leticia R Moczygemba, and Jennifer Baumgartner, and Glen Baumgart, and Lucas G Hill
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas.

Objective. To quantify the number and type of new opioid-related continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activities offered by continuing education divisions (CEDs) at US schools and colleges of pharmacy from 2015 through 2018, and to determine the number of pharmacists who completed opioid-related CPE activities. Methods. Data was derived from the database of CPE activities maintained by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), which is the sole accreditation agency for all providers of CPE, including pharmacy schools. Data were filtered to include only pharmacy school CPE providers. A search for six keywords (opiates, opioids, pain, pain management, drug overdose, and opioid antagonist) was conducted for the years 2015-2018. The data extracted included title of the CPE activity, contact hours, activity type, activity format, and the number of pharmacists who participated in the activity. Descriptive statistics were used. A content analysis of activity titles was performed. Results. Overall, the CEDs of US schools and colleges of pharmacy delivered 20.3% of all ACPE-approved opioid-related CPE activities from 2015-2018. A total of 1,237 unique opioid-related CPE activities were identified. The number of new CPE activities increased from 249 in 2015 to 297 in 2016 to 349 in 2017, then decreased to 342 in 2018. These activities reached 149,373 pharmacists and were most commonly affiliated with the following keywords: opioids (34.8%) and pain management (30.2%). Conclusion. The opioid epidemic creates an opportunity for pharmacists to increase their role in public health, but education and training are necessary. The study findings indicate that many pharmacists participate in opioid-related CPE provided by ACPE-accredited CEDs of pharmacy schools. This number is likely to increase as a growing number of states are beginning to require opioid-related CPE for pharmacist license renewal.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009292 Narcotic Antagonists Agents inhibiting the effect of narcotics on the central nervous system. Competitive Opioid Antagonist,Narcotic Antagonist,Opioid Antagonist,Opioid Antagonists,Opioid Receptor Antagonist,Opioid Reversal Agent,Competitive Opioid Antagonists,Opioid Receptor Antagonists,Opioid Reversal Agents,Agent, Opioid Reversal,Agents, Opioid Reversal,Antagonist, Competitive Opioid,Antagonist, Narcotic,Antagonist, Opioid,Antagonist, Opioid Receptor,Antagonists, Competitive Opioid,Antagonists, Narcotic,Antagonists, Opioid,Antagonists, Opioid Receptor,Opioid Antagonist, Competitive,Opioid Antagonists, Competitive,Receptor Antagonist, Opioid,Receptor Antagonists, Opioid,Reversal Agent, Opioid,Reversal Agents, Opioid
D009293 Opioid-Related Disorders Disorders related to or resulting from abuse or misuse of OPIOIDS. Opiate Addiction,Opiate Dependence,Opioid Misuse,Opioid Use Disorder,Prescription Opioid Abuse,Prescription Opioid Misuse,Addiction, Opioid,Dependence, Opioid,Opiate Abuse,Opioid Abuse,Opioid Addiction,Opioid Dependence,Abuse, Opiate,Abuse, Opioid,Abuse, Prescription Opioid,Addiction, Opiate,Dependence, Opiate,Disorder, Opioid Use,Misuse, Opioid,Misuse, Prescription Opioid,Opiate Abuses,Opioid Abuse, Prescription,Opioid Abuses,Opioid Addictions,Opioid Dependences,Opioid Misuses,Opioid Related Disorders,Opioid Use Disorders,Opioid-Related Disorder,Prescription Opioid Abuses,Prescription Opioid Misuses
D002568 Certification Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty. Certification Level,Certification Levels,Certifications,Level, Certification,Levels, Certification
D002983 Clinical Competence The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care. Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D004513 Education, Pharmacy, Continuing Educational programs designed to inform graduate pharmacists of recent advances in their particular field. Pharmacy Education, Continuing,Continuing Pharmacy Education,Education, Continuing Pharmacy,Education, Pharmaceutic, Continuing,Education, Pharmaceutical, Continuing,Pharmaceutic Education, Continuing,Pharmaceutical Education, Continuing,Continuing Pharmaceutic Education,Continuing Pharmaceutical Education,Education, Continuing Pharmaceutic,Education, Continuing Pharmaceutical
D006266 Health Education Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis. Community Health Education,Education, Health,Education, Community Health,Health Education, Community
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000080052 Opioid Epidemic Widespread use of OPIOIDS by disproportionately large numbers of individuals within a population, community, or region occurring within a relatively narrow window of time. Epidemic, Opioid,Opiate Epidemic,Opioid Crisis,Crises, Opioid,Crisis, Opioid,Epidemic, Opiate,Epidemics, Opiate,Epidemics, Opioid,Opiate Epidemics,Opioid Crises,Opioid Epidemics
D000701 Analgesics, Opioid Compounds with activity like OPIATE ALKALOIDS, acting at OPIOID RECEPTORS. Properties include induction of ANALGESIA or NARCOSIS. Opioid,Opioid Analgesic,Opioid Analgesics,Opioids,Full Opioid Agonists,Opioid Full Agonists,Opioid Mixed Agonist-Antagonists,Opioid Partial Agonists,Partial Opioid Agonists,Agonist-Antagonists, Opioid Mixed,Agonists, Full Opioid,Agonists, Opioid Full,Agonists, Opioid Partial,Agonists, Partial Opioid,Analgesic, Opioid,Full Agonists, Opioid,Mixed Agonist-Antagonists, Opioid,Opioid Agonists, Full,Opioid Agonists, Partial,Opioid Mixed Agonist Antagonists,Partial Agonists, Opioid
D012580 Schools, Pharmacy Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of pharmacy. Pharmacy Schools,Pharmacy School,School, Pharmacy

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