Management of Opioids: A Review of the VT Rules

This session highlights the practical aspects of managing patients prescribed opioids in primary care, with a focus on following the new prescribing rules.  This session includes the rules for both prescribing and querying the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System (VPMS).  The topic compares the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for managing opioids with the Vermont rules.

Interested, individual NPs can contact Laurie McLean (laurie.mclean@uvm.edu or 802-656-2888) to schedule a convenient, one-on-one, Internet-based academic detailing session on the new opioids prescribing rules.