Safe Opioid Prescribing CME Series - Session 9: Neurobiology of Addiction
Starts On:
Wed, 10/1/2025: 12:00 AM
Ends On:
Thu, 9/30/2027: 12:00 AM
Type:
Internet Activity Enduring Material
Credits:
0.5
Description:
The Safe Opioid Prescribing series consists of 10 online modules, each approximately 30 minutes in length, collectively fulfilling 5 hours CME credit for medical providers and pharmacists. In the nineth module, Dr. Camille Dunkley provides a comprehensive overview of the neurobiology, assessment, and diagnostic framework for opioid use disorder (OUD). Learners explore the brain structures and pathways involved in addiction, including the basal ganglia, limbic system, and prefrontal cortex, and how these drive the stages of intoxication, withdrawal, and preoccupation. The presentation reviews biological, genetic, and environmental contributors to addiction, introduces validated screening tools (ORT, SOAPP-R, COMM, PMQ), and outlines DSM-5 criteria for diagnosing OUD. Emphasis is placed on recognizing addiction as a chronic relapsing disease requiring ongoing assessment and treatment engagement.
Camille Dunkley, MD, MHA, MHI, MS
Disclosure: None of the planners or speakers for this module have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
ACCREDITATION: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, SIU Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, and the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program. The SIU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT: The SIU School of Medicine designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 AAP Category 1 CME credit for completing this program.
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation.
- All other attendees will receive a Certificate of Completion.
If you need technical assistance in your completion of this course, you may contact [email protected] .
Camille Dunkley, MD, MHA, MHI, MS
Disclosure: None of the planners or speakers for this module have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
ACCREDITATION: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, SIU Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, and the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program. The SIU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT: The SIU School of Medicine designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 AAP Category 1 CME credit for completing this program.
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation.
- All other attendees will receive a Certificate of Completion.
If you need technical assistance in your completion of this course, you may contact [email protected] .
Objectives:
At the conclusion, learners will be able to:
- Review the neurobiology of addiction
- Review the screening tools for opioid use disorder
- Review the diagnosis of opioid use disorder
Additional Information:
You will need a password to view the video. It is: 25SafePrescribing9
Sponsor:
SIU School of Medicine Family Community Medicine, SIUE School of Pharmacy, and the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program
