Cultural and Linguistic Competency This activity is in compliance with California As- sembly Bill 1195 which requires continuing medical activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency is de- fined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguis- tic competency is defined as the ability of a physi- cian or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient’s pri- of California, San Diego Prescribing mary language. Cultural and linguistic competency School of Medicine is accredited by the was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Accreditation Council for Continuing Course Additional resources on cultural and linguistic com- petency and information about AB1195 can be Medical Education to provide continuing found on the UCSD CME website at medical education for . http://cme.ucsd.edu.

Faculty Disclosure The University of California, San Diego It is the policy of the University of California, School of Medicine designates this live San Diego School of Medicine to ensure balance, activity for a maximum of 27.00 AMA independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. persons involved in the selection, development and presentation of content are required to dis- close any real or apparent conflicts of interest. Physicians should claim only credit com- All conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to mensurate with the extent of their par- an educational activity being delivered to learn- ticipation in the activity. ers through one of the following mechanisms 1) Cost: $1995.00 altering the financial relationship with the com- mercial interest, 2) altering the individual’s con- trol over CME content about the products or ser- vices of the commercial interest, and/or 3) vali- dating the activity content through independent peer review. All persons are also required to dis- close any discussions of off label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose will be disqualified from participating in the CME activity. Telephone: 619-543-6770 1550 Hotel Circle N, #320 San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: (619) 543-6770 Fax: (619) 488-6078 Email: [email protected]

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Brochure updated: October 4, 2019 Physician Needs Assessment: Tuesday Course Overview: Prescribing This course was designed in response to numerous  Management of Headache requests from state medical boards, hospitals, risk David Bazzo, M.D. management groups and hospital peer review Course committees to address errors commonly identified  Prescribing Laws for Physicians in medical prescribing and teach proper Suraj Achar, M.D. prescribing practices.  Guidelines on Prescribing for Chronic Pain Monday Course Overview: Suraj Achar, M.D. Designed for physicians who  Welcome and Continental Breakfast  Fibromyalgia confront disciplinary actions from  Management of Back Pain Suraj Achar, M.D. licensing boards over drug David Bazzo, M.D.  Drug Interactions prescribing issues, or for those  Critical Review of the Medical Literature Robert Weibert, Pharm.D. physicians who wish to improve David Folsom, M.D. or Dustin Lillie, M.D.  Clinical and Pharmacological their knowledge of drug  Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Drug aspects of ADD pharmacology and prescribing Metabolism Kai MacDonald, M.D. issues. Lee Cantrell, Pharm. D., DABAT  How addictions hijack the brain  Pharmacology of Sedative Hypnotics Kai MacDonald, M.D. Course objectives covered during Lee Cantrell, Pharm. D., DABAT this two and one-half day program.  Evening: Independent Study (2.0  Adherence in the Treatment of High-Risk hours) Open Book Exam At the end of this CME activity, Patients Wednesday Course Overview: participants should be able: Robert Weibert, Pharm. D.  Pharmacologic Management of Pain:  Recipe for Personality Soup: Start  To summarize prescribing Barriers to Success with Boundaries, Mix in Sage, and practices based on education Farshad Ahadian, M.D. Simmer Gently. and illustration  Pharmacologic Management of Pain: Margaret McCahill, M.D.  To interpret and apply the laws Strategies for Success  General Case Discussion Margaret pertaining to medical Farshad Ahadian, M.D. McCahill, M.D. prescribing practices  Dealing with the Demanding Patient, the  Review of Open Book Examination  To differentiate between and Seductive Patient, and the Manipulative Tyson Ikeda, M.D. express the legal, biomedical Patient  Review and Evaluation of Physician and clinical standards of Margaret McCahill, M.D. Prescribing Course, Post- and prescribing drugs  Evening: Independent Study (2.0 hours) Course Conclusion  To identify the law pertaining to prescribing controlled substances Open Book Exam  To recognize and effectively  Prescribing Laws of California and managing the ‘difficult’ patient California Medical Board Guidelines Suraj Achar, M.D.  Open Book Exam Materials and Instruction