Mercy Health Opioid Summit Spring 2024

Description

+ Include: 1 videos + 1 file sub vtt + 9 pdfs, size: 4.59 GB

+ Target Audience: emergency physicians, obstetricians, and primary care physicians

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+ Information:

1. Overview

The Mercy Health Opioid Summit Spring 2024 provides a critical, evidence-based review of the opioid epidemic and current addiction management strategies. The program equips healthcare providers with practical protocols for opioid prescribing, harm reduction, integrating Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in special populations, and initiating interventions such as Suboxone in emergency settings.

Course Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

2. Learning Objectives

• Review the recent trends in congenital syphilis and risk factors associated with opioid use and outline preventive strategies for healthcare providers to reduce transmission.
• Evaluate harm reduction strategies, including syringe exchange programs and safe use supplies, to minimize the adverse effects of opioid use.
• Review the latest ERAS protocols, focusing on pain management and opioid minimization, and incorporate these strategies into the perioperative care of patients with opioid use disorder.
• Identify current trends and treatments in emergency department care for opioid-related cases.
• Describe how to integrate virtual care technologies into the management of substance use disorder to improve access to care and patient outcomes.
• Discuss motivational interviewing techniques to support personal growth and behavior change for patients with substance use disorders.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal landscape surrounding cannabis, including the status of legalization across different states, potential implications for clinical practice, and considerations for managing patients who use cannabis alongside other treatments.

3. Target Audience

Best for emergency physicians, obstetricians, and primary care providers who want updates on opioid prescribing, MOUD, and addiction treatment.

4. Topics

1. Bridging Continuity of Care

2. History of Addiction and Treatment

3. MOUD Pregnancy

4. Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

5. Opioid Use Difference of Perspective

6. Overdose Opioid Usage Harm

7. Overview of Illicit Use

8. Starting Suboxone in the ED