News in brief Grant funding available for opioid prescriber education Applications are due Feb. 10, with the AOA set to award approximately 10 grants. Jan. 20, 2017Friday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The AOA is offering approximately 10 grants of up to $5,000 to organizations who plan to offer continuing medical education this year on proper prescribing of extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesics. Applications are due on Feb. 10, 2017. To apply, organizations must be accredited CME sponsors who work with health care professionals who provide direct patient care. The organizations selected for grant funding will also be provided with a trained speaker, marketing materials and learner assessment forms. To learn more and apply, read the Call for 2017 CO*RE REMS Program Sponsors. Not a CME sponsor? If you’re a physician who prescribes opioids for pain management and would like to attend CME on ER/LA analgesics, please contact your state association or specialty college to encourage them to apply for grant funding. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleThe Veterans’ Project: Documentary to raise awareness of veterans’ health care Next articleHolistic approach key to sports medicine, says Virginia Tech football doc
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