Aging, Long Term Care Category

Trajectories of Prescription Opioid Dose and Risk of Opioid-related Adverse Events Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States: A Nested Case-control Study

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About the Course

This study aims to compare trajectories of prescribed opioid doses in six months preceding an incident of opioid related adverse events (ORAE), for cases and for a matched control group of older patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). At issue in this study is an improved understanding of patterns of prescription opioid misuse, dependance, and poisoning among patients age 65 and older.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Trajectories of Prescription Opioid Dose and Risk of Opioid-related Adverse Events Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States: A Nested Case–control Study created by Yu-Jung Jenny Wei et al. in 2022.

Publication Details

Publication Date: PLOS Medicine 2022 March; 19(3): e1003947 Mar 2022

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Yu-Jung Jenny Wei, PhD
Dr. Wei is an assistant professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Her research focus is on the improvement of pharmacotherapy in geriatric patients. Her work has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals.
Cheng Chen, PhD student
Cheng Chen is a PhD student and teaching assistant at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She has published a few works in peer reviewed journals.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for intermediate and above levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe the pertinent factors identified in this article regarding increased risk of Opioid Related Adverse Events (ORAEs) among older adults.
  2. 2 Examine the reported patterns of prescription opioid dose and their association with risk for ORAEs among older patients.
  3. 3 Discuss those factors identified in this study that were associated with an increased risk for opioid-related adverse events in older patients.

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Course Details

1 CE Hour
Reading Online
Course 103399

Related Topics

Opioids Prescription Drugs Older Adults Distinct Populations

Availability

This course is available until Dec 18th, 2033.

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