Opioid Crisis Management for Healthcare Providers
Learn evidence-based strategies for preventing and addressing opioid misuse, designed for non-prescribing healthcare professionals.
Learn evidence-based strategies for preventing and addressing opioid misuse, designed for non-prescribing healthcare professionals.
This comprehensive course equips non-prescribing healthcare providers with essential knowledge and tools to address the opioid crisis. Developed by the University of Michigan's leading health institutes, the curriculum covers epidemiology, pain management, prevention strategies, patient care, addiction treatment, and policy implications. The course offers practical, evidence-based approaches for healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes and contribute to crisis mitigation efforts. CME and CE credits available for eligible participants.
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What you'll learn
Understand the factors contributing to the current opioid crisis
Master pain pathophysiology and treatment approaches
Implement strategies for preventing opioid misuse
Develop skills for working with at-risk populations
Apply evidence-based practices in addiction treatment
Analyze public policy impacts on opioid crisis management
Skills you'll gain
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Module Description
This comprehensive course addresses the ongoing opioid crisis through a multifaceted approach to prevention, education, and intervention. The curriculum provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based strategies for managing opioid-related challenges in clinical settings. Topics range from understanding pain pathophysiology to implementing prevention strategies and treating opioid use disorder. The course emphasizes practical applications while covering policy implications and public health approaches to crisis management.
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Instructors
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Healthcare Research Expert and Pharmacy Education Leader
Karen Farris serves as the Charles R. Walgreen III Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Professor of Social and Administrative Sciences at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, where she also holds the position of interim chair of the Department of Clinical, Social & Administrative Sciences. Her research focuses on social theories examining how individuals manage medications and how pharmacists in primary care settings influence medication use. She studies medication adherence patterns, reasons for non-adherence, including concern and necessity beliefs, and self-reporting of adverse effects. Her work has been instrumental in quantifying the impact of pharmacists' care on medication adherence and health outcomes. As a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) Institute Leadership Team, she contributes to broader healthcare policy discussions. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on medication management, pharmacy practice, and specialized programs addressing current healthcare challenges like the opioid crisis. She has secured significant research funding as both principal investigator and co-investigator, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at numerous professional conferences. Her innovative work in pharmacy practice transformation has particularly influenced chronic disease management and medication adherence improvement strategies.
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Healthcare Policy Pioneer and Medical Research Leader
John Z. Ayanian serves as the inaugural Director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan, where he holds the position of Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy. His academic credentials include a medical degree from Harvard Medical School, a master's degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and his undergraduate degree from Duke University. As a practicing general internist at Michigan Medicine, he leads a team of 15 faculty members evaluating the Healthy Michigan Plan, which has expanded Medicaid coverage to over 700,000 adults. His research portfolio focuses on critical healthcare issues including access to care, quality of care, and healthcare disparities related to race, ethnicity, gender, and insurance coverage across various conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease. His distinguished career includes serving as an Associate Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and currently as the founding Editor in Chief of JAMA Health Forum. His contributions to healthcare have earned him membership in prestigious organizations including the National Academy of Medicine, American Society for Clinical Investigation, and Association of American Physicians, along with notable recognitions such as the John Eisenberg National Award for Career Achievement in Research and the Distinguished Investigator Award from AcademyHealth.
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