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Rapid Naloxone Administration Workshop for Health Care Providers at an Academic Medical Center.

ABSTRACT: Introduction:Opioid overdose is a growing problem in the US. Often, residents are first responders to community and in-hospital opioid overdoses, and so, hands-on naloxone administration education is necessary. While residents get a brief algorithm on suspected opioid overdose during their mandatory American Heart Association basic life support training, there is a lack of hands-on standardized curricula on how to administer this lifesaving medication. Methods:To fill this gap, we developed a hands-on workshop for medical trainees on how to respond to an opioid overdose. Trainees who completed our workshop left with a first-responder naloxone kit using the Massachusetts statewide open prescription. All attendees were asked to take a voluntary pre- and posttraining survey. Results:A total of 80 trainees from a variety of specialties and training levels participated in this workshop. We were able to successfully link the pre- and postdata of 29 participants. Trainees were assessed on comfort in administering naloxone as a first responder and in teaching patients how to administer naloxone (via a 5-point Likert scale) and on percentage of time they prescribed naloxone to high-risk patient populations. We saw statistically significant increases in comfort in using naloxone and comfort in teaching patients to administer naloxone. Discussion:This innovative curriculum provides an adaptable, short, and effective workshop with hands-on practice for medical trainees at a variety of training levels. The workshop can efficiently train future health care professionals how to approach an opioid overdose.

SUBMITTER: Jawa R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7062540 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rapid Naloxone Administration Workshop for Health Care Providers at an Academic Medical Center.

Jawa Raagini R Luu Thuy T Bachman Melissa M Demers Lindsay L

MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 20200214

<h4>Introduction</h4>Opioid overdose is a growing problem in the US. Often, residents are first responders to community and in-hospital opioid overdoses, and so, hands-on naloxone administration education is necessary. While residents get a brief algorithm on suspected opioid overdose during their mandatory American Heart Association basic life support training, there is a lack of hands-on standardized curricula on how to administer this lifesaving medication.<h4>Methods</h4>To fill this gap, we ...[more]

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