Narcan
Overdose Prevention and Education Training in the Hospital Setting
Presented bY
Ashley Salario PharmD, BCPS
Whitney Craig MSW, LCSW-BACS
Constance Cook BSN, RN, ACM
Aleysh Alejandro, MD.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the pharmacology of naloxone.
- Identify which patients are indicated for naloxone for opioid overdose.
- Explain how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.
- Describe the process for physician referral in opioid use disorder (OUD).
RN: 1.0 contact hours is awarded for this offering by Woman’s Hospital Baton Rouge, LA, an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Provider #19. You must attend the entire offering and complete the evaluation form to receive the contact hours.
MD: The Woman’s Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CLASS CONTACT
- Elise Juergens, PhD, RN
- 225-231-5292
- Elise.Juergens@womans.org
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