Overdose Prevention:

The Role of Naloxone in the Community

Course Description

This course is applicable for all health care professionals and substance use treatment professionals. The course reviews recent guidelines on the administration of naloxone to prevent opioid overdose, including background on opioid overdose trends and epidemiology. The course also includes a video from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on the use and distribution of naloxone kits for community members.  This presentation makes reference to guidelines, policies, and materials of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the epidemiology of opioid overdose
  2. Advise their patients on how to avoid, recognize and act on opioid overdoses
  3. Discuss the role and safety of prescribing and distributing naloxone in the community
  4. Understand the NYS requirements to become an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program

Technical Requirements

This course utilizes video and audio and requires the Flash plugin version 7 or higher be installed on the computer. If you're unsure if you meet this requirement, you can test your system here.

You must have speakers or headphones attached to your computer to participate in this course.

Version Notes

This course was first published on November 03, 2009. This is the current revision.

Cost

This course is free.

CME Credit Information

Physicians - Continuing Medical Education. The School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The School designates this educational activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Details

  • To earn CME credit you must view all slides in the presentation.
  • Each slide is tracked by the system. You can take a break from the course at any time. When you return to the course you will begin where you last left off.
  • To receive CME credit, you must pass the quiz with a score of 80% or higher. You are given two attempts to pass the quiz.
  • You must complete the course evaluation to receive CME credit.
  • You must advance each slide manually. Use the Forward/Backward buttons or click on a slide thumbnail to navigate the presentation (see screenshot).
  • You can download a PDF copy of the presentation by clicking the Attachments button (see screenshot).

Course Registration

If you want to earn CME credits for this course, you must log into the Student Portal and register for this course.