Promoting interprofessional student outcomes through the narrative of an opioid use disorder survivor

Thomas, Shelene; Holm, Suzanne; Feltman, Christine; Rich, Amy; Brooks, Marta J.

doi:10.1080/09593985.2021.1934919

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“…Students reported a greater understanding of patients with OUD and the importance of healthcare professionals in teamwork. 71 …”

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“…Students reported a greater understanding of patients with OUD and the importance of healthcare professionals in teamwork. 71 As the opioid crisis continues to evolve, pharmacists need to stay current with changing regulations. Renfro et al found that 75% of college of pharmacy continuing education (CE) providers delivered 1237 opioid and/or pain management-related activities in 2015 through 2018.…”

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The Role of the Pharmacist in Combating the Opioid Crisis: An Update

Kosobuski

O’Donnell

Sharp

et al. 2022

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The opioid overdose crisis has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States in the last decade, with overdose numbers continuing to climb. At the same time, the role of the pharmacist in combating the opioid crisis continues to evolve. Methods: A literature search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE that incorporated both MeSH terms and keywords to describe two concepts: the opioid epidemic and pharmacists/pharmacies. The search was limited to articles published after 2010 through the end of 2021 and returned 196 articles that were analyzed thematically. Results: Thematic analysis revealed the following themes: prevention, interventions, public health role of the pharmacist, pharmacists in multiple roles, barriers, pharmacist and healthcare provider attitudes, educational initiatives for pharmacists and student pharmacists, and future research. Discussion: While a great deal of progress has been made in the role of the pharmacist in supporting individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the last two decades, pharmacists must seek to invest time and resources into practices with a strong evidence base to better mitigate the growing, devastating impact of the opioid crisis. Pharmacists must be willing to embrace new and non-traditional roles in patient care, service and research, and seek to advance evidence-based knowledge and practice. Conclusion: Pharmacy practice has expanded greatly in the past decade with pharmacists taking on new and creative approaches to addressing the opioid crisis. Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to addressing the root causes of opioid misuse and opioid overdose are still desperately needed. These include attention to the critical roles of social determinants of health, stigma elimination, legislative advocacy for patients with OUD, and focused education for providers, pharmacists, and the community. Recognition and support of the value of collaboration to both improve public health and individual patient care, continued investments in pharmacy practice advancement in OUD treatment and harm reduction, and the creation of workflows and prescribing algorithms to assist in dosing medications to prevent withdrawal symptoms and achieve improved pain control are desperately needed.

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“…Students reported a greater understanding of patients with OUD and the importance of healthcare professionals in teamwork. 71 …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Educational Initiatives For Student Pharmacists and Pharmacistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of the Pharmacist in Combating the Opioid Crisis: An Update

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O’Donnell

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Confronting opioid use disorder through virtual interprofessional education

Fusco

Ohtake

2021

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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Introduction Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice (IPCP) are requirements of most health professions education curricula and may be an important method to promote an interprofessional approach to treating opioid use disorder (OUD). The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of a large‐scale, virtual IPE Forum on the topic of OUD and its impact on student pharmacists' assessment of their interprofessional behaviors. Methods Students completed a virtual IPE Forum which consisted of asynchronous online pre‐work and a live, virtual small‐group case‐based discussion activity. Within 2 weeks after participating in the activity, students completed a survey that included a program evaluation and a self‐assessment of IPCP behaviors (Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Scale [ICCAS]). Paired sample t tests determined differences between pre‐ and post‐Forum ICCAS assessments. Additionally, faculty facilitators of the small‐group activity completed a post‐program evaluation. Results There were 105 third‐year student pharmacists that participated in the virtual IPE Forum. A total of 103 (98%) students completed the ICCAS instrument. There were statistically significant increases in each item on the ICCAS, as well as a total mean ICCAS score, from pre‐ to post‐activity. Most students (>86%) reported they gained new knowledge related to OUD. Most faculties (93%) reported the Forum was an effective way to teach students about OUD and IPCP. Both students and faculty rated the program highly, with most (64%) students preferring the virtual forum compared with previously offered in‐person experiences. Discussion A virtual IPE Forum focused on OUD was successful at improving students' self‐assessed interprofessional collaborative behaviors. Additionally, student pharmacists reported they gained new knowledge related to OUD. Incorporating virtual IPE related to OUD into student pharmacists' training is beneficial and may be preferable to in‐person experiences. Future studies should compare educational outcomes of in‐person vs virtual IPE experiences and the impact such experiences have on student knowledge.

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