May 10, 2023

2023.05.10 Acute Care: Substance Use Screening, Pain Management, and Care Coordination and Naloxone Training

Acute Care: Substance Use Screening, Pain Management,

and Care Coordination and Naloxone Training

Presenters: Sarah Evilsizer BSN, RN & Ahmad Bailout

Date: May 10, 2023

Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm

Location: Zoom Platform

Targeted Participants

Substance Use prevention (SUD specialists), public health practitioners, health eduactors, and social works.

Course Description

Prepare to be engaged and informed with our unique session, featuring a Naloxone training conducted by Ahmad Bailout, followed by a discussion with a Healthcare Professional on the critical role of acute care prescribing in combatting the opioid epidemic.

During the session, we will highlight how prescribing opioids after surgery has directly impacted the opioid epidemic in the US and Canada. They will share how the same factors that increased prescribing and morbidity are currently spreading around the world due to changes in opioid prescribing and postoperative care patterns.

The presentation will delve deeper into the effects of increased opioid prescribing after surgery, highlighting how it does not improve pain or satisfaction but is associated with increased new chronic use, morbidity, and cost of care.

Course Objectives

Recognize the signs of opioid overdose and intoxication
Describe the pharmacology of naloxone and administer naloxone properly to reverse a known or suspected overdose
List steps on how to care for an individual after the administration of naloxone
Educate patients and providers about best practices acute care pain management
Describe the importance of using a standardized screening tool to detect risky substance use and best practices for implementation

CEU Credits

1.5 (MCBAP) - This training meets the MDHHS requirement for Michigan Certified Board of Addictions Professionals

1.5 Training Hour - This training offers general training hours.

Registration / Walk-In Policy

Registration is required. Walk-ins WILL NOT be permitted. Register to ensure your attendance.

Photo Consent

By joining us at this event, attendees consent to Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's Detroit Wayne Connect photographing, videotaping and using your image and likeness.

ADA Accomodations

If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Mona Hijazi at mhijazi@accesscommunity.org. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the event date.

DWC Assistance

If you have any questions in regards to the event, please contact RaKya Collins at rcollins1@dwihn.org.

Registration is closed