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Drug Diversion

This course focuses on drug diversion and the many areas where it takes place. Included are best practices to address drug diversion in acute care, nursing homes, hospice, home care, and pharmacies. We will discuss the ethical and legal consequences of the drug diversion problem and highlight the role healthcare providers can play in addressing these issues.
4 CEU hours Patsy Barnes, RN, BA Free retakes
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ABVEACMCA BRNCCAPPCCLCPCCMCDMSCE Broker ProviderCLCPCMCPSCNLCPCOHN/COHN-SCRCCCRRNCVECVRPDelaware BONMCBAP-Specific MSCCNAADACRNsVRA-Canada

Course Overview

This course focuses on drug diversion and the many areas where it takes place. Included are best practices to address drug diversion in acute care, nursing homes, hospice, home care, and pharmacies. We will discuss the ethical and legal consequences of the drug diversion problem and highlight the role healthcare providers can play in addressing these issues.

Other areas of drug diversion covered in the course include doctor shopping, internet pharmacies, veterinary medicine, and anabolic drug diversion. We will touch on the drugs used to treat opioid use disorder and how they are being diverted.
 
The cost of drug diversion is high and the arrests are increasing as efforts to curtail this behavior are increased. The real victim in the problem of drug diversion is the patient with true pain. 

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Objectives

  1. Explain drug diversion and the different types of diversion.
  2. Discuss the steps that can be taken to prevent diversion in acute care, nursing homes, hospices, communities, and pharmacies.
  3. List the ways drug diversion affects patients.
  4. Present the many varieties of doctor shopping and PDMPs and their use.
  5. Describe drug diversion as it relates to veterinary practice, anabolic steroids, and opioid treatment.
  6. Describe the DEA programs for disposing of drugs safely in order to prevent diversion in long term care facilities and communities at large.

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First chapter, narrated audio.
Customer Testimonial

"I am happy with this course and learned new information regarding how things are moving in our USA environment including the statistics of abuse. I was not aware of the extent of healthcare providers' involvement with this opioid pandemic."

Camille T. - CCM

Course Outline

9 sections · final assessment · downloadable certificate

1
Overview of drug diversion
2
Diversion in acute care
3
Doctor shopping and PDMPs for prevention of diversion
4
Diversion in hospice, long term care facilities, and family diversion
5
Diversion of drugs to treat opioid abuse
6
Diversion in veterinary medicine
7
Anabolic steroid diversion
8
Online pharmacies
9
The real victim of drug diversion
Final assessment
Unlimited retakes

Approvals & accreditation

AAACEUs is an approved provider for the following boards. This course counts toward continuing education for 22 credentials.

Credential Board Hours
ABVE Certified Vocational Expert 4
ACM Accredited Case Manager 4
CA BRN California Board of Nursing 4
CCAPP California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals 4
CCLCP Certified Canadian Life Care Planner 4
CCM Certified Case Manager 4
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CDMS Certified Disability Management Specialist 4
CE Broker Provider Florida Board of Nursing 4
CLCP Certified Life Care Planner 4
CMCPS Certified Medical Cost Projection Specialist 4
CNLCP Certified Nurse Life Care Planner 4
COHN/COHN-S Certified Occupational Health Nurse / Certified Occupational Health Nurse with Specialty 4
CRCC Certified Rehab Counselor 4
CRRN Certified Rehab Registered Nurse 4
CVE Certified Vocation Evaluation Specialist 4
CVRP Certified Vocational Rehab Professional 4
Delaware BON Delaware Board of Nursing 4
MCBAP-Specific Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals 4
MSCC Medicare Set-Aside Certification 4
NAADAC The Association for Addiction Professionals 4
RNs Colorado Nurses Association 4
VRA-Canada Registered Rehabilitation Professionals 4
Drug Diversion
$32 · 4h

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