SCOPE of Pain can be used to count toward the DEA licensure 8-hour training requirement as noted in their 3/27/2023 communication as it aligns with SAMHSA's content recommendations required by the 2022 Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act.

Core curriculum

Archived webinar
Safer Opioid Prescribing for Rural Practice Settings
Available through July 16, 2026

Overview

Register
Archived webinar
After registering you can then watch the archived webinar: Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education. It is 2½ hours long.
Post-assessment survey and evaluation
After watching the webinar, you can take the post-test. You will be able to receive your continuing education certificate by earning score of 70% or better on the post-test, and completing the online evaluation.
Follow-up online survey
There will also be an online follow-up survey distributed two months after completion of the program in order to further measure participants' changes in knowledge and behavior.

Training for Rural Healthcare Providers: Safer Opioid Prescribing in Underserved Communities

RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS face unique challenges when it comes to pain management and safer opioid prescribing. Your patients often navigate barriers to care and limited resources.

Join colleagues who are committed to evidence-informed, compassionate pain management in underserved areas during this special SCOPE of Pain live webinar focused on rural communities.

What is this online training about?

SCOPE of Pain is a series of continuing education activities designed to help you safely and effectively manage patients with acute and/or chronic pain, when appropriate, with opioid analgesics. Through the case of Hazel Carter, a 36-year-old who has a displaced right femoral neck fracture due to a motor vehicle crash, you'll learn how to:

Describe unique aspects of caring for patients with pain and/or OUD in rural settings
Assess pain and function
Educate patients about opioid risks and limitations of benefit
Assess for opioid misuse risk
Develop patient-centered treatment goals
Monitor patients prescribed opioids for benefits and harms
Use a risk-benefit framework when initiating, maintaining, modifying, or tapering opioid analgesics
Diagnose and manage patients with opioid use disorder with or without concurrent pain

Who is this for?

Physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals whose practices manage acute and chronic pain.

Partners

These activities were planned in collaboration with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

Disclosure of support

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see https://opioidanalgesicrems.com/Resources/Docs/List_of_RPC_Companies.pdf for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Date of Original Release: April 16, 2026
Date of Expiration: 07/16/2026