Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council

FLANP 2016 Conference - Prescribing Controlled Substances

Hilton Tampa Downtown
211 North Tampa Street
Tampa, FL 33602

Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 8:00am ET - 6:00pm ET
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Posted by The Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners FLANP

211 North Tampa Street, Tampa, FL 33602

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Topic

Prescribing Controlled Substances Safely and Effectively: Comprehensive Preparation for Florida Nurse Practitioners

Credits Offered

This event offers 8.0 CEU credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: This continuing education course meets all of the requirements outlined in Florida Bill HB/SB 423, authorizing advanced registered nurse practitioners to obtain a DEA license and prescribe DEA regulated medication beginning January 1, 2017. Barkley & Associates, Inc. is an approved provider of Continuing Education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). All NP state regulatory agencies (i.e., State Boards of Nursing) and national certifying bodies (e.g., ANCC, AACN, AANP, PNCB, NCC) recognize and accept AANP CE credit for recertification..


Additional Information

Prescribing Controlled Substances Safely and Effectively:

Comprehensive Preparation for Florida Nurse Practitioners

Florida Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners and Controlled Substance Prescribing

The long-awaited passage of 2016 Florida legislation allows nearly 20,000 nurse practitioners to be eligible to prescribe controlled substances starting January 2017. This nationally recognized event makes Florida the 50th state to expand prescribing privileges, which creates an unprecedented need for statewide education.

This important transition results in an immediate need for updated information and prescribing strategies after decades of being restricted from Phase II-V prescribing knowledge and advanced practice education programs. Although all nurse practitioners who wish to obtain DEA licensure must complete mandatory education in opioid prescribing, Schedule II-V prescribing requires further education. Our partner, Barkley and Associates, is one of the few nationally recognized and AANP-approved providers to offer comprehensive, evidence-based education in Schedule II-V medications.

In an effort to reduce the burden of time for busy nurse practitioners, this conference is scheduled on a weekend day, giving attendees more scheduling flexibility and providing sponsors a unique opportunity to reach more individuals.

Registration Includes:

  • Continental breakfast with exhibitors
  • Morning coffee/tea break with exhibitors
  • Box lunch with exhibitors (pending sponsorship)
  • Afternoon snack break with exhibitors
  • Conference manual on site with complete PowerPoint handouts
  • CE certificate on site at the end of the course

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Event Agenda

FLANP 2016 Conference - Prescribing Controlled Substances

Event Agenda

Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 8:00am ET - 6:00pm ET

All times listed in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Sunday, November 6, 2016

  • 6:30am - 7:00am

    Registration Open

  • 7:00am - 8:00am

    Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

  • 8:00am - 8:10am

    Welcome and Opening Remarks

    The Choice to Prescribe Controlled Substances

  • 8:10am - 9:15am

    Session 1: Caring for the Patient with Pain

    Pathophysiology of Pain: Chronic vs. Acute
    How do Pain Assessment Tools Help with Pain Management?
    Opioids for Chronic vs. Acute Pain

  • 9:15am - 10:30am

    Session 2: Nuts and Bolts of Prescribing Controlled Substances

    Overview of Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse
    Legal Aspects of Prescribing and Schedules of Controlled Substances
    Federal Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances
    State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
    Updating Your Practice Protocol
    Documentation: Assessment, Informed Consent and the Treatment Agreement

  • 10:30am - 11:00am

    Break with Exhibitors

  • 11:00am - 12:30pm

    Session 3: Other Controlled Substances

    Overview of Stimulants, Sedatives, and Depressants
    Benzodiazepines and Opioids: Reducing the Dangers of Abuse, Misuse, and Concomitant Use

  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm

    Box Lunch with Exhibitors

  • 1:30pm - 3:30pm

    Session 4: Pearls of Pharmacologic Pain Management

    Assessing, Prescribing and Monitoring Opioids
    Acute Pain
    Chronic Pain
    Palliative Care
    Considerations in Pediatric, Geriatric, and Special Populations
    Universal Precautions in Pain Medicine

  • 3:30pm - 4:00pm

    Break with Exhibitors

  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    Session 5: Putting it All Together

    Safe Prescribing Using the Evidence-based Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management
    Other Strategies for Pain Management: Motivational and Cognitive Behavioral Approaches
    Alternative Drugs and Therapies for Pain Management
    Clinical Pharmacy Risk Mitigation and Evaluation Strategy (REMS) Education
    Opioid Rotation, Tapering and Opioid Discontinuation

  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    Session 6: Strategies for Monitoring Treatment Adherence

    Dealing with Non-Adherent Patients in the Clinical Setting: Tales from the Front Lines
    Hospital Setting
    Community Setting
    Pharmacy Setting
    Enforcing Pain Agreements in Your Practice
    Strategies for Dismissing Patients and Retaining Patients in Safe Practice

  • 6:00pm - 6:15pm

    Adjourn