Long-term effects of opioid overdose prevention and response training on medical student knowledge and attitudes toward opioid overdose: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical settings provide ideal opportunities to identify patients with substance use disorders and provide harm reduction and treatment resources. Medical students often volunteer in the community and can spend substantial time with patients, serving as touchpoints. Accordingly, medical schools have begun training in harm reduction. Initial studies show such training acutely improves knowledge, but sustained effects remain unclear. This pilot study explored longer-term impacts of Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Training (OOPRT) on medical student knowledge about opioids, overdose, and naloxone.

Methods

Students completed a survey about knowledge of opioid use disorder, overdoses, and attitudes towards patients. This included Opioid Overdose Knowledge (OOKS

SUBMITTER: Moses TEH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8957260 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature