Turn Your Attention to Stimulants: A Focus on Trends, Data, Management, and a Provider View

Pricing: Free for members and $30 for non-members

Course Description

Stimulant misuse and overdoses are rising. In 2020, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) report 10.3 million people in the U.S. abuse or misuse central nervous system (CNS) stimulants. Between 1999 and 2020, overdose deaths involving stimulants have risen more than 4,000%. With the growing use and misuse, health plans are challenged with managing this class appropriately. Providers are seeing more patients for stimulant use disorder while compelling evidence for treatments for this disease remain scarce.

This session will highlight trends in the use of stimulants nationally, discuss concerns pertaining to stimulant misuse and overdose data, as well as one health plan’s approach to management. A provider will speak about trends in a local health care system, how patients present, and emerging treatments. If you aren’t paying attention to stimulant use disorder, now is the time to focus.

Target Audience

Pharmacists who practice in managed care settings.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss stimulant use disorder and the trends in national and state-specific data.
  2. Review a health plan’s assessment and approach to management.
  3. Describe a provider’s view on stimulant use disorder and the gaps in care and treatment.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 ACPE
    ACPE The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.25 Certificate of Completion
Course opens: 
05/21/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Cost:
$30.00

Faculty

Ashley N. Chiara, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Clinical Consultant Pharmacist
UMass Chan Medical School - Commonwealth Medicine, Clinical Pharmacy Services
Chelmsford, MA

Kimberly Lenz, PharmD, MBA, FAMCP
Senior Director of Pharmacy
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Commonwealth Medicine, Office of Clinical Affairs/MassHealth
Quincy, Massachusetts

Moderator

Joel Abraham, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Healthfirst
New York, New York

 

Financial Relationship Disclosures

Faculty/Reviewer/PlannerReported Relevant Financial Relationships
Ashley Chiara, PharmD, MBA, BCPS 
Faculty		Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kimberly Lenz, PharmD, MBA, FAMCP 
Faculty		Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Amy Lugo, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, FAPhA
Reviewer

Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Brittany V. Henry, PharmD, MBA
Planner		Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • AMCP Staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.​
  • If applicable, relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and documented. ​
  • Content has undergone a peer review to ensure content validity. 

Accreditation:

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

ACPE UAN:0233-0000-22-033-H04-P • Activity Type: Knowledge-Based
Contact Hours: 1.25
Release Date: October 12, 2022 •  Expiration Date: December 31, 2023
Activity Fee: Free for Members and $30 for Non-Members

Participants should claim continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit for this home study activity only if they have not claimed credit for the live activity presented at Nexus 2022. CPE credit will be processed through the AMCP Learn portal and reported directly to CPE Monitor. Please allow 72 hours for processing and posting in your NABP account.

To receive credit for an online activity you must:

  • Review the full content of the activity.
  • Successfully complete the post-test (required to pass with a score of 70% or higher, it may be taken a maximum of three times).
  • Complete a specific activity evaluation.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 ACPE
    ACPE The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.25 Certificate of Completion

Price

Cost:
$30.00
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