Learn how to prevent opioid overdose through patient education and the overdose reversal drug naloxone by participating in a free continuing medical education (CME) online activity.
Offered by the Providers’ Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT), a group of health care organizations led by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry that received grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the online module features a case vignette and focuses on overdose prevention education and prescribing naloxone, an antidote for opioid overdoses.
The module reviews the epidemiology of overdose, provides the rationale and scope of existing overdose prevention education, and takes a look at naloxone rescue kit programs. It also explains how to educate patients about overdose risk reduction and how to prescribe naloxone rescue kits, including barriers to naloxone prescription and resources available.
Nearly four dozen people die in the United States every day as a result of prescription drug overdoses, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The AMA, part of a related effort called the Prescriber Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapy (PCSS-O), is advocating for an evidence-based, public health approach to address the prescription drug abuse crisis. Last month, the association participated in a White House summit on responses to the prescription drug abuse crisis.
The AMA is making headway in its work with state medical associations, federal agencies and lawmakers to stop prescription drug abuse and preserve access to treatment for the patients who need it. Physicians can access a number of educational activities from the AMA, including a 12-module online pain management series.
Other free archived webinars on clinical issues at the intersection of pain management, opioid prescribing and substance use disorders including addiction can be found on the PCSS-O website, including:
