Interprofessional Grand Rounds: A Trauma Informed Approach to Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorder
The aim of this talk on a trauma-informed approach to caring for patients with substance use disorders is to help bedside clinicians improve their daily interactions with patients and overall therapeutic relationships. The talk will describe an approach to caring that decreases the fear and biases patients with SUDs expect to feel while in the hospital. The talk will suggest simple changes to both our approach and everyday language that have been shown to improve outcomes for patients with SUD.
Target Audience
Nurses and social workers
Learning Objectives
- The learner will be able to Identify the role that stigma and bias has in negatively impacting clinical outcomes for patients with SUD
- The learner will be able to Identify a trauma-informed approach to care that diminishes stigma and bias
- The learner will be able to identify the importance of language through use of non-stigmatizing terms and descriptors
Kim Baker RN
Todd Harvey RN
In support of improving patient care, 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.
Nursing (ANCC) - The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour.
Social Work (ASWB) - 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 continuing education credits.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 ASWB
- 1.00 Attendance