Educational training to improve opioid overdose response among health center staff: a quality improvement initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There were seven opioid overdoses in this New York City (NYC) federally qualified health center from December 2018 through February 2019, reflecting the rising rate of overdose deaths in NYC overall at the time. In response to these overdoses, we sought to increase the readiness of health center staff to recognize and respond to opioid overdoses and decrease stigmatizing attitudes around opioid use disorder (OUD).

Methods

An hour-long training focusing on opioid overdose response was administered to clinical and non-clinical staff of all levels at the health center. This training included didactic education on topics such as the overdose epidemic, stigma around OUD, and opioid overdose response, as well as discussion. A structured assessment was administered immed

SUBMITTER: Stephenson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311901 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature