Original research
by
Borelli, Cara Marie & Han Tony Gao
Release Date
2024
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
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.
Findings/Key points
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.
Design/methods
The thirty-minute educational session included a pre-test survey, lecture, practice case workshop, questions, post-test survey, and a discussion.
Keywords
About prescribers
Hospitals
Substitution/OAT
