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The Authors’ Own Words: ER/LA Opioid REMS and Accredited Education: Survey Results Provide Insight Into Clinical Roles, Educational Needs, and Learner Preferences

Feb 16, 2020 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words: We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

ER/LA Opioid REMS and Accredited Education: Survey Results Provide Insight Into Clinical Roles, Educational Needs, and Learner Preferences

Cynthia Kear, MDiv, CHCP; Tom McKeithen, BS, MBA; & Sheila Robertson, MPH, CHCP

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“This article summarizes and interprets the results of a 2015 survey conducted by the CO*RE collaborative. We surveyed clinicians who participated in a CO*RE ER/LA Opioid REMS continuing education program in order to better understand their roles and preferences and provide context for the FDA’s efforts to address the opioid public health crisis. Our results reveal that respondents are comfortable sharing their DEA licensing information, mostly favor a test-based option for CE/CME, and that opioid management responsibilities are distributed among healthcare team members (including non-prescribers) who play critical roles in reducing adverse patient outcomes. These findings could have implications for planning future opioid REMS curriculum and for REMS program goal setting by the FDA.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Impact of a Brief Addiction Medicine Training Experience on Knowledge Self-assessment among Medical Learners

Feb 15, 2020 by AMERSA

Impact of a Brief Addiction Medicine Training Experience on Knowledge Self-assessment among Medical Learners

Jan Klimas, MSc, PhD; Keith Ahamad, MD; Christoper Fairgrieve, MD; Mark McLean, MD; Annabel Mead, MD; Seonaid Nolan, MD; & Evan Wood, MD, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

That the completion of an elective with a hospital-based Addiction Medicine Consult Team appeared to improve medical trainees’ knowledge can help routinely establish clinical training teams elsewhere. We found that both emerging and established physicians appear to be responsive to this type of raining. The learner self-assessment can provide valuable feedback to the consultants, who can then focus more on the un-improved areas.

The Authors’ Own Words: Opioid Overdose Reversal Training with Naloxone, an Adjunct to Basic Cardiac Life Support Training for First Year Medical Students

Feb 15, 2020 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Opioid Overdose Reversal Training with Naloxone, an Adjunct to Basic Cardiac Life Support Training for First Year Medical Students

Noah Berland, MS; Aaron Fox, MD, MS; Babak Tofighi, MD, MSc; & Kathleen Hanley, MD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“Integrating opioid overdose prevention, a form of emergency resuscitation like cardio pulmonary resuscitation, into basic life support training for first year medical students exposes students to substance use disorders early in medical education. Our findings that the training increased opioid overdose prevention knowledge and preparedness to respond to an opioid overdose while being highly rated by participants, supports the broader implementation of opioid overdose prevention as a part of basic life support training.”

Substance Abuse journal Volume 38 | Issue 1

Feb 14, 2020 by AMERSA

We have officially wrapped up SAj Vol. 38, Iss. 1! Before we move on to Vol. 38, Iss. 2 we want to make sure to highlight the most viewed of this issue!

The most viewed manuscript in this issue was:

Turning the tide or riptide? The changing opioid epidemic

Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc

With a whopping 5,748 views…and counting!

This manuscript is not only the most viewed of this issue, but one of our most viewed ever! Make sure to follow us on twitter to stay up to date with SAj and a Happy Valentine’s Day from the SAj Team!

The Authors’ Own Words: Behavioral characteristics and injection practices associated with skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs: A community-based observational study

Feb 13, 2020 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Behavioral characteristics and injection practices associated with skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs: A community-based observational study

Disa Dahlman, MD, MA; Anders Håkansson, MD, PhD; Alex H. Kral, PhD; Lynn Wenger, MSW, MPH; Elizabeth L. Ball, BA; & Scott P. Novak, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 1, 2017

“Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common among people who inject drugs (PWID), and associated with several hygiene and injection practices including syringe/needle sharing. These findings highlight the importance of clinical and public health screening efforts to reduce SSTIs. Needle exchange programs may be good venues for SSTIs screening and treatment, as well as educational-based prevention programs for PWID. Clinicians should inform PWID about potential consequences of risky injection habits beyond blood-borne transmitted diseases. Intervention messages should focus on eliminating needle-sharing, injection of non-powder drugs, and needle-licking before injection.”