Innovative Approaches to Educating Future Clinicians about Opioids, Pain, Addiction and Health Policy.
Pain Manag Nurs
; 22(1): 11-14, 2021 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels in many countries across the globe, including the United States, and pain is one of the most common reasons American adults seek healthcare. To address the interrelated public health crises of opioid use disorder and chronic pain, it is vital that clinicians practicing in diverse roles and settings possess the ability and knowledge to effectively manage pain, responsibly prescribe and monitor opioid analgesics, educate patients about harm reduction techniques, and treat opioid use disorder. However, future healthcare professionals are not receiving the training needed to competently provide this care. This gap in curriculum may lead to clinicians being unwilling and unprepared to address the current opioid and overdose crises, which requires a clinical understanding of pain and substance use disorders as well as knowledge about public health and policy interventions. To address this gap, we designed and are teaching an innovative transdisciplinary elective course titled "Opioids From Receptors to Epidemic" for undergraduate nursing and premedical students.AIM:
In this paper, we present the course curriculum in detail, with the hope that educators at other institutions will design similar courses for their health professions students.
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Assunto principal:
Política de Saúde
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article