Program Details
2025-11-13 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2025-11-13 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session analyzes the epidemiology of opioid use disorder, tracing the crisis from its origins in aggressive 1990s prescribing practices through the three waves of overdose deaths involving prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Participants will examine how industry-funded campaigns misled prescribers and explore evidence-based interventions, including buprenorphine treatment, to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Christine L. StanleyAndrew Kolodny 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session examines the complex legal framework governing opioid prescribing, including the Controlled Substances Act, DEA regulations, and landmark cases like Ruan v. United States that define criminal liability standards. Attendees will explore civil exposure for prescribers, defense strategies, multi-billion dollar settlements, and the unique ethical considerations surrounding medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated populations with opioid addiction.
Christine L. StanleyAndrew KolodnyChristine L. Stanley is a partner focusing on medical malpractice defense, regulatory and corporate compliance, fraud and abuse, and state regulatory matters. She is distinguished as one of the top-rated health care attorneys in the nation.
Dr. Andrew Kolodny is the Medical Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and President of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP). He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost experts on the opioid crisis with clinical work focused on treatment of opioid use disorder.
Christine L. Stanley is a partner focusing on medical malpractice defense, regulatory and corporate compliance, fraud and abuse, and state regulatory matters. She is distinguished as one of the top-rated health care attorneys in the nation.
Dr. Andrew Kolodny is the Medical Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and President of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP). He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost experts on the opioid crisis with clinical work focused on treatment of opioid use disorder.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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