Evaluation and guide for embedding opioid use disorder education in health professions' curricula.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morbidity and mortality from Opioid Use Disorder is a health crisis in the United States. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a devastating increase of 38.4% in overdose deaths from the 12-month period leading up to June 2019 compared with the 12-month period leading up to May 2020, primarily driven by synthetic opioids. Buprenorphine is an effective medication for opioid use disorder but uptake is slow due in part to lack of provider knowledge, confidence, and negative attitudes/stigma toward patients with OUD. Addressing these barriers in academic training is a promising approach to building workforce able to effectively treat opioid use disorder.

Methods

Our university developed a training for pre-licensure physicians, physician assistants and psychiatric n

SUBMITTER: Salvador JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975819 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature