As part of the North Carolina Medical Society’s (NCMS) Annual Meeting, an educational session on opioid prescribing titled “SCOPE of Pain” will be presented in collaboration with the Boston University School of Medicine and the North Carolina Medical Board, as well as other state and national organizations.

The half-day meeting runs from noon to 4:15p .m. on Friday, October 25, at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. SCOPE of Pain is designed to help physicians safely and effectively manage patients with chronic pain, when appropriate, with opioid analgesics. The half-day meeting includes essential clinical content on opioid prescribing as well as state-specific information, including a policy and resource panel with representatives from State agencies.

SCOPE of Pain North Carolina is sponsored by Boston University School of Medicine and jointly sponsored by the North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina Medical Society, in collaboration with Project Lazarus, the Governors Institute, and the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, among others.

For more information and to register, click here.