Implementation of an education session on buprenorphine induction in the emergency department, a resident-led initiative

Original research
par
Borelli, Cara Marie & Han Tony Gao

Date de publication

2024

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

This quality improvement project aimed to address the barrier of physician education in the implementation of buprenorphine initiation in the emergency department and presents a model for resident-led education sessions of emergency medicine physicians.

Constatations/points à retenir

The results suggest that a resident-led training session can encourage peer involvement in buprenorphine induction to treat opioid use disorder in the emergency department.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

The thirty-minute educational session included a pre-test survey, lecture, practice case workshop, questions, post-test survey, and a discussion.

Mots clés

About prescribers
Hospitals
Substitution/OAT