An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid pain management is complex and requires a collaborative approach. To prepare health professions students to care for patients who have chronic pain, we developed an interprofessional education (IPE) session for delivery using a virtual platform that featured a standardized patient (SP) interaction.

Methods

The SP case highlighted a patient on opioids for chronic low back pain resulting from a car accident. Despite no improvement in pain or function, the patient continued taking opioids and developed behaviors that could represent opioid misuse. During the synchronous, online session, interprofessional teams of students interviewed an SP and collaborated to develop a holistic care plan to address the patient's pain and potential opioid misuse. The session

SUBMITTER: Remsberg CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10406977 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature