Opioid Overdose Recognition: A Survey of Perceived Preparedness and Desire for Curricular Integration Among Current US Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Opioid overdose deaths remain a major health issue in the United States (US). As future physicians, medical students must receive comprehensive training to recognize and manage opioid overdoses. This study aimed to highlight training gaps at the medical student level and understand students' attitudes toward patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Methods

We assessed baseline knowledge of and attitudes toward the management of opioid overdoses and naloxone administration among medical students in the US. Two validated survey tools (Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale and Opioid Overdose Attitude Scale) were administered to medical students training at accredited institutions along with supplemental questions measuring knowledge and attitudes towards opioid overdose m

SUBMITTER: Walsh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785711 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature