Description
May 27, 2025 | 12:00-1:00 PM PMP: Co-prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines: prevalence, outcomes and mitigation strategies
Description:
Benzodiazepines and opioids are often co-prescribed which can lead to negative patient outcomes. Despite the CDCs recommendation to avoid this combination, it still remains prevalent with an increasing associated morbidity and mortality. This webinar will discuss the prevalence and complications of co-prescribing benzodiazepines and opioids as well as offer mitigation and deprescribing methods to assist in reduction of complications.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the prevalence of opioid and benzodiazepine co-prescription
- Present evidence of the harmful outcomes of co-prescribing opioids and benzodiazepines
- Discuss mitigation strategies that may be helpful in avoiding co-prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines
- Offer de-prescribing techniques for both opioids and benzodiazepines
Presenters:
Nicolette Centanni, Pharm D, BCPS, BCGP, BCPP is a clinical pharmacist at Maine Medical Center who specializes in internal medicine and psychiatry. She works closely with the addiction medicine team to deliver the most effective and up to date care for people with substance use disorders. Some of this work includes education on treating pain in people with opioid use disorder and creating a robust order set for the inpatient initiation of buprenorphine. She lives in Portland, Maine with her partner, 2 kids, 3 dogs and 2 cats!
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
Contact Hours 1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
