COE: Naloxone and Naloxone Education

August 23, 2023

There is interest in many healthcare settings on the use of Naloxone and educating healthcare team members on what Naloxone is and how it is used to prevent overdose. The activity will train staff, some of whom may not be medical, on the background behind Naloxone and signs of overdose, and how to use Naloxone to reverse overdose.

Agenda:

  1. Opioids and Overdose
    1. Effects of opioids
    2. Recognizing an overdose
  2. Naloxone
    1. Formulations
    2. Considerations
    3. Reactions to administration
    4. Where to get naloxone
  3. Liability for Naloxone Administration
  4. Naloxone Education
    1. Best practices
    2. Checklist for client education
    3. Points for education
  5. Questions and Discussion

Target Audience

Nurse

Physician

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the importance of naloxone and naloxone education.
• List best practices for naloxone policies for organizations
• Identify resources for procuring naloxone and providing client education.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/23/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
08/23/2023 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/23/2023 - 1:30pm EDT
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There is interest in many healthcare settings on the use of Naloxone and educating healthcare team members on what Naloxone is and how it is used to prevent overdose. The activity will train staff, some of whom may not be medical, on the background behind Naloxone and signs of overdose, and how to use Naloxone to reverse overdose.

Agenda:

  1. Opioids and Overdose
    1. Effects of opioids
    2. Recognizing an overdose
  2. Naloxone
    1. Formulations
    2. Considerations
    3. Reactions to administration
    4. Where to get naloxone
  3. Liability for Naloxone Administration
  4. Naloxone Education
    1. Best practices
    2. Checklist for client education
    3. Points for education
  5. Questions and Discussion
Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

TBD

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
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