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The Oakland County Prescription Drug Abuse Partnership is offering a free training this fall for physicians / dentists / nurses on how to avoid over-prescribing painkillers to their patients. The SCOPE of Pain Training with the Boston University School of Medicine will be held 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Oakland Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford. For more details or to sign up, go to www.OakGov.com/Health.
The SCOPE of Pain training helps physicians safely and effectively manage patients with chronic pain, when appropriate, with opioid painkillers. Opioids are a type of narcotic medication used to control pain. The training will include essential clinical content on opioid prescribing as well as state-specific information, including a policy and resource panel with representatives from state and local agencies. The training is supported by an independent educational grant from opioid pharmaceutical companies.
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