APRN Program on Proper Prescribing Practices

Early Bird Price: $600 (on or before August 7, 2023) 
General Pricing:  $750 (on or after August 8, 2023)  

Participants MUST participate in the full program to earn 15.25 nursing contact hours

Advanced Practice Nurses will engage in a 2-day transformational professional development program that aims to enhance and improve knowledge and skills and performance caring for patients requesting/requiring controlled substances.

Participants will engage in various teaching strategies including group discussions, case-based discussions, role plays, Q&A, and practice to develop knowledge and skills. 

The ANA has stated that the opioid epidemic supports the need for nurses - advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) – to be “properly trained and educated in opioid prescribing” and deemed this “a critical and necessary investment.” 

1. Improved knowledge of individual and office-based practices regarding proper prescribing of controlled substances 

2. Enhanced skills on screening and identifying opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorders 

3. Raised awareness of the federal, state, and clinical practice guidelines related to proper prescribing and how to avoid board actions against one’s license 

Participants will engage in various teaching strategies including group discussions, case-based discussions, role plays, Q&A, and practice to develop knowledge and skills. 

Two-day program content

APRNs in primary care/family medicine, psychiatry, and pain management 

Charlene M. Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health 

Leah Bowen, MSN, APRN, PMHNP, BC, Course Instructor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education and Professional Development, is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

CNE credit hours offered: 23.75

Course registration must be cancelled at least 30 days prior to the first day of the course to receive a refund. No refunds will be given if cancellation is received less than 30 days prior to the course. You may transfer to another course date. In the event VUMC must cancel or reschedule this CME activity due to unforeseen circumstances, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will refund the registration fee in full. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is not responsible for non-transferable, non-refundable airline tickets or hotel accommodations purchased in connection with attendance at this CME activity. Failure to appear for the event will result in forfeiture of the entire course fee.