APIC243882243 - CME/CMLE - Fentanyl Testing

Course Description

This is an online educational commentary in Chemistry offering 1.0 continuing education (CME/CMLE) credit that can be used to fulfill CC Part II and CMP requirements. This educational commentary is provided through our affiliation with the American Proficiency Institute (API).

Faculty/Authors

Corey Swackhammer, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM MBCM
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science Program
Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, School of Health Professions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice

CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.)

Instructions

To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

Review the Technical Considerations.
Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
Click Access to begin the course.
Review the Educational Activity.
Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
Submit the course Evaluation.
Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Disclosure Statement

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 1/1/2024
Review Date:
Expiration Date:12/31/2026

Course Objectives

Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

describe the basic medical use for the opioid fentanyl and how it compares to its opiate counterparts;

discuss the scale at which fentanyl plays a part in illicit, national drug overdoses and deaths compared with other drugs of abuse;

evaluate the reasons for testing and types of assays used for detecting fentanyl, including screening and confirmatory;

evaluate the current challenges and advancements in testing for fentanyl and its analogs; and

describe the recommended precautions for staying safe from fentanyl exposure on the job.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Credit Offered:

1 CME/CMLE Credit