Managing Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department
This course is designed to strengthen the care provided to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department and is offered to emergency medicine physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs).
Participants will earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ upon completing each individual module. Completion of all modules is not required to receive credit.
Click the links below to access detailed instructions and presentations for each module.
Program faculty: Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD
Presentation: 12/6/2024
Expiration date: 12/6/2027
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Target audience: Emergency medicine physicians and APPs working in the Midlands emergency departments.
Activity overview: This activity aims to enhance the care provided to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department (ED) setting.
With a focus on best practices, the activity will address the underutilization of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and naloxone at discharge, critical tools in managing OUD. Participants will explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on ED utilization and review key regulatory requirements for prescribing MOUD.
Additionally, the course will discuss important considerations for prescribing buprenorphine, particularly within special patient populations, to ensure safe, equitable and effective care.
Educational objectives: At the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Review the prevalence and trends in opioid use disorder (OUD)
- Discuss the impact of the opioid epidemic on emergency department utilization
- Discuss methods for screening for OUD in the ED
- Review the symptoms of opioid withdrawal
- Discuss the role of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in treating withdrawal
- Introduce harm reduction techniques and their role in the ED
Instructions: View the Module 1 presentation and then complete the evaluation linked below.
Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MOUD-Module1
Bibliography/Reference: The resources below are provided as supplemental material to assist participants in implementing MOUD into their daily practice.
While the module provided an overview of how to approach MOUD initiation in the emergency department, these resources provide detailed information on MOUD initiation and some quick protocol references that can be used on shift.
- https://bridgetotreatment.org/addiction-treatment/ca-bridge/
- https://www.asam.org/quality-care
- https://www.daodas.sc.gov/stats-reports/
- https://apps.aaem.org/UserFiles/file/AAEMOUDWhitePaperManuscript.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527523/pdf/nihms-711412.pdf
Disclosures: Planning Committee members, Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD, Benjamin Lamb, Jr., MBA, of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Accreditation: The University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Prisma Health–Midlands Continuing Medical Education (USCSOM-PHM CME) Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit designation: The USCSOM-PHM CME Organization designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Program faculty: Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD
Presentation: 12/6/2024
Expiration date: 12/6/2027
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Target audience: Emergency medicine physicians and APPs working in the Midlands emergency departments.
Activity overview: This activity aims to enhance the care provided to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department (ED) setting.
With a focus on best practices, the activity will address the underutilization of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and naloxone at discharge, critical tools in managing OUD. Participants will explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on ED utilization and review key regulatory requirements for prescribing MOUD.
Additionally, the course will discuss important considerations for prescribing buprenorphine, particularly within special patient populations, to ensure safe, equitable and effective care.
Educational objectives: At the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Briefly review opioid pharmacology and clinical uses
- Discuss the properties of buprenorphine that make it ideal for initiation of MOUD in the ED
- Discuss the role of methadone for OUD and special considerations for these patients in the ED
- Discuss important considerations when prescribing buprenorphine in special populations
Instructions: View the presentation and complete the evaluation linked below.
Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MOUD-Module2
Bibliography/Reference: The resources below are provided as supplemental material to assist participants in implementing MOUD into their daily practice.
While the module provided an overview of how to approach MOUD initiation in the emergency department, these resources provide detailed information on MOUD initiation and some quick protocol references that can be used on shift.
- https://bridgetotreatment.org/addiction-treatment/ca-bridge/
- https://www.asam.org/quality-care
- https://www.daodas.sc.gov/stats-reports/
- https://apps.aaem.org/UserFiles/file/AAEMOUDWhitePaperManuscript.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527523/pdf/nihms-711412.pdf
Disclosures: Planning Committee members, Heather Brown, MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD, Benjamin Lamb, Jr., MBA, of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.
Accreditation: The University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Prisma Health–Midlands Continuing Medical Education (USCSOM-PHM CME) Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit designation: The USCSOM-PHM CME Organization designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Program faculty: Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD
Presentation: 12/6/2024
Expiration date: 12/6/2027
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Target audience: Emergency medicine physicians and APPs working in the Midlands emergency departments.
Activity overview: This activity aims to enhance the care provided to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department (ED) setting.
With a focus on best practices, the activity will address the underutilization of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and naloxone at discharge, critical tools in managing OUD. Participants will explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on ED utilization and review key regulatory requirements for prescribing MOUD.
Additionally, the course will discuss important considerations for prescribing buprenorphine, particularly within special patient populations, to ensure safe, equitable and effective care.
Educational Objectives: At the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Review regulations around prescribing MOUD
- Discuss how to identify patients who would benefit from MOUD initiation in the ED
- Review protocols for ED buprenorphine initiation
- Discuss best options for warm handoff and outpatient resources for Midlands patients initiated on MOUD in the Emergency Department
- Identify best practices in documenting MOUD initiation
Instructions: View the presentation and then complete the evaluation linked below.
Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MOUD-Module3
Bibliography/Reference: The resources below are provided as supplemental material to assist participants in implementing MOUD into their daily practice. While the module provided an overview of how to approach MOUD initiation in the emergency department, these resources provide detailed information on MOUD initiation and some quick protocol references that can be used on shift.
- https://bridgetotreatment.org/addiction-treatment/ca-bridge/
- https://www.asam.org/quality-care
- https://www.daodas.sc.gov/stats-reports/
- https://apps.aaem.org/UserFiles/file/AAEMOUDWhitePaperManuscript.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527523/pdf/nihms-711412.pdf
Disclosures: Planning Committee members, Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD, Benjamin Lamb, Jr., MBA, of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.
Accreditation: The University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Prisma Health–Midlands Continuing Medical Education (USCSOM-PHM CME) Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit designation: The USCSOM-PHM CME Organization designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Program faculty: Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD
Presentation: 12/6/2024
Expiration date: 12/6/2027
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Target audience: Emergency medicine physicians and APPs working in the Midlands emergency departments.
Activity Overview: This activity aims to enhance the care provided to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department (ED) setting.
With a focus on best practices, the activity will address the underutilization of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and naloxone at discharge, critical tools in managing OUD. Participants will explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on ED utilization and review key regulatory requirements for prescribing MOUD.
Additionally, the course will discuss important considerations for prescribing buprenorphine, particularly within special patient populations, to ensure safe, equitable and effective care.
Educational objectives: At the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Review methods for identifying patients with opioid use disorder (OUD)
- Apply knowledge of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to treat acute withdrawal, acute pain and precipitated withdrawal
- Review the discharge process and community resources available for OUD patients
Instructions: View the presentation and then complete the evaluation linked below.
Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MOUD-Module4
Bibliography/Reference: The resources below are provided as supplemental material to assist participants in implementing MOUD into their daily practice. While the module provided an overview of how to approach MOUD initiation in the emergency department, these resources provide detailed information on MOUD initiation and some quick protocol references that can be used on shift.
- https://bridgetotreatment.org/addiction-treatment/ca-bridge/
- https://www.asam.org/quality-care
- https://www.daodas.sc.gov/stats-reports/
- https://apps.aaem.org/UserFiles/file/AAEMOUDWhitePaperManuscript.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527523/pdf/nihms-711412.pdf
Disclosures: Planning Committee members, Heather Brown MD, MPH, Madden Leaman, MD, Shoba Swaminathan, Ahva Zadeh, Karina Desai, Christopher Goodman, MD, Benjamin Lamb, Jr., MBA, of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.
Accreditation: The University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Prisma Health–Midlands Continuing Medical Education (USCSOM-PHM CME) Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit designation: The USCSOM-PHM CME Organization designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
These activities are approved to meet the state of South Carolina’s requirement of 2 hours of continuing medical education related to prescribing and monitoring controlled substances.