1、 o Policy Options to Increase Physician Training Education in Proper Opioid Prescribing name redacted Specialist in Health Services December 22, 2017 Among the recommendations of the Presidents Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (Presidents Commission) is to mandate “medica
2、l education and prescriber education initiatives in proper opioid prescribing and risks of developing an SUD Substance Use Disorder.” This Insight focuses on physician efforts because physicians can prescribe in every state but not all states permit advanced practice nurses or physician assistants t
3、o prescribe opioids. Many of the policy options discussed in this Insight could also be applied to other provider types (e.g., nonphysicians) who have prescriptive authority. Efforts to increase training on opioid prescribing for physicians could occur at three points during training: 1. during medi
4、cal school, 2. during medical residency (i.e., as part of graduate medical education), and 3. while in active practice (i.e., as part of the requirements to obtain or maintain a license). Federal efforts to mandate such education may be limited at each of these levels. For example, the federal gover
