Thursday, November 13, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hybrid Attendance: Research Bldg. 6, 1.206 Auditorium
or
Zoom
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"The Brilliance of Buprenorphine: Harnessing Partial Agonism for Safer, Smarter Paint Control"
Guest Presenter
Dr. Cari Low, MD, FACP
Division of General Internal Medicine Associate Chief for Palliative Care
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Utah
Key Objectives:
- Describe the basic pharmacology, safety, and side effect profile that inform recommendations to consider buprenorphine as a first line opiate consideration in chronic pain patients.
- Formulate an effective, evidence-based treatment plan to initiate buprenorphine in opiate naive and non-tolerant patients as part of a multi-modal treatment plan for chronic pain.
- Understand the concept and rationale behind low-dose induction when transitioning patients from high-dose full mu opioid agonists to buprenorphine.
- Apply key principles of buprenorphine management in the post-operative setting.
Target Audience and Needs: Internal Medicine faculty, staff, registered nurses, residents, fellows, students, and internists specializing in Allergy & Immunology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Medicine,
Geriatrics, Hematology & Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Palliative Care, Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, and Rheumatology need to be regularly updated with new research and guidelines regarding the evaluation
and management of medical disorders and implement them in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and improve patient outcomes.
Educational Methods: Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, literature review, and panel discussion.
Activity Evaluation: Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.
Financial Disclosure: The following are reports of relationships with commercial interests by those individuals who are in the position to control the content of this activity.
Dr. Low has no financial disclosures.
Accreditation/Credit Designation: The University of Texas Medical Branch is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas Medical Branch designates this live activity for a maximum of _1_ AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.