A case for opioid education and training for medical students, residents, and allied health staff: response to “educational intervention for physicians to address the risk of opioid abuse”

Abstract

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Towards competency-based medical education in addictions psychiatry: a systematic review

“…While not ideal, the current EPAs represent a good start. Still, given the increasing demands for addiction competency for Canadian psychiatrists, 70,71 better mapping of the EPAs onto identified competencies is required. This is how competency is determined for the specific EPAs.…”

Aperçu - Mesures prises à l’échelle locale contre l’épidémie canadienne d’opioïdes dans les collectivités de Kingston, du comté de Frontenac et du comté de Lennox et Addington

“…Malgré ces difficultés, il existe diverses stratégies pour s'attaquer aux problèmes actuels liés aux opioïdes. Il est essentiel d'insister sur la diffusion des formations sur la gestion de la douleur et des dépen dances -ainsi que sur les lignes directrices concernant la prescription sécuritaire d'opioïdes -pour réduire le risque de sur doses accidentelles et de dépendance iat rogène aux opioïdes 6 . L'inclusion de la gestion de la douleur dans les programmes des écoles de médecine pourrait aussi réduire certaines de ces difficultés 26…”

At-a-glance - The local response to the Canadian opioid epidemic in the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington communities

“…• Providing increased opportunities for physician and allied health education in opioid-related medicine; 6 • Increasing the availability of referrals for harm reduction and addiction treatment; 21 • Providing take-home naloxone kits and overdose prevention education liberally; and…”

“…A persistent focus on disseminating pain and addiction management training-as well as guidelines on safe opioid prescribing-will be crucial to reducing the risk of accidental overdose and iatrogenic opioid addiction. 6 The inclusion of pain management training in medical school curricula could also mitigate some of these challenges. 26 Supporting local resources and front-line staff will play an instrumental role in providing the best care available to those who have opioid-related needs.…”

“…1 Four out of five opioid-related deaths in Ontario were accidental, and almost two-thirds of accidental deaths occurred among individuals aged 15-45 years. 2 Although the general epidemiology of the Canadian opioid crisis has been extensively described, [3][4][5][6][7] policy changes at local, provincial and national levels that effectively reduce the community opioid load are less clear. One potential avenue, however, is to learn from the specific responses taken by individual cities.…”