PMP Series: Trauma-Informed Deprescribing: How to Align with Patients While Prescribing Responsibly
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify clinical indicators and evidence-based justifications for tapering or transitioning patients off opioids, benzodiazepines, or short-acting stimulants.
- Demonstrate trauma-informed and values-driven communication strategies that support trust, dignity, and shared decision-making during medication changes.
- Apply practical approaches and tapering tools to collaboratively manage high-risk prescribing scenarios while preserving the therapeutic relationship.
Audience:
Prescribing Clinicians and their teams
Continuing Medical Education:
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 the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
This course has been approved by Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 educational credits. NAADAC Provider #324712, CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Contact Hours 1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Speaker
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Jesse Higgins RN PMHNP-BC MPHJesse Higgins RN, PMHNP-BC, MPH is the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine. An Acadia provider since 2010, Jesse has practiced consultative psychiatry in integrated medical settings since 2011. She developed and directs a state-wide virtual program that integrates therapists and psychiatric practitioners in outpatient healthcare settings. Jesse is a clinical leader, consultant, and national speaker on topics that include trauma-informed care, women’s health, and strengthening rural communities to effectively engage and support people affected by mental illness and addiction.
