Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Screening, Management and Challenges

Overview:

The U.S. population aged 65 years and older is forecast to double by 2050. The combination of the growing population of older Americans and the increasing rates of opioid-related harms in this population will likely result in even larger increases in the absolute numbers of opioid-related hospitalizations, ED visits, and mortality among older adults. Yet, substance use disorders in older adults have been under-identified for decades in part due to other co-morbid conditions that may obscure or be used to explain symptoms of substance use/misuse.

Objectives:

1. Describe screening instruments for opioid use focused on the older adult population.
2. Discuss non-stigmatizing approaches for OUD screening and brief intervention among older adults.
3. List and apply medication options for treating opioid use disorder.

Presenter:

Maria C. Mejia, MD, MPH, FACPM
Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

 

Financial Disclosures:

Maria C. Mejia, MD, MPH, FACPM has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Lopez, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Inez I. Cruz, PhD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The presentation, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Screening, Management and Challenges has been designated by The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine for 1 credit of education in pain management and the prescription of opioids.

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu