Optimizing Opioid Overdose Response: Compassion During Crisis

Optimizing Opioid Overdose Response: Compassion During Crisis

This 90-minute course equips healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to educate patients, families, and caregivers about opioid overdose prevention and response, including naloxone use. The course provides comprehensive knowledge of overdose risk factors, overdose recognition, and overdose response.

Person-centered, non-stigmatizing communication is emphasized to improve confidence and effectiveness in discussing harm reduction and overdose prevention. By the end of the course, learners will be equipped to integrate overdose prevention strategies into their everyday practice, effectively and compassionately manage overdose events, promote harm reduction, and contribute to improved patient safety and outcomes across various healthcare settings

The target audience for this introductory level activity includes: Physicians, advanced practice practitioners, nurses, dentists, medical assistants, social workers, peer recovery specialists, and other healthcare professionals across diverse care settings, seeking to lead overdose prevention efforts. 

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