Dr. Haus & Associates Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
This session will cover the history of the opioid pandemic. We will be discussing screening tools and brief intervention for OUD as well as the medical treatments with buprenorphine, naltrexone and methadone. We will also discuss the importance of counseling for Opioid Use disorder. We will explore special situations associated with age, acute pain, chronic pain , infection and pregnancy.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
Discuss how to refer or start medicine assisted treatment for OUD.
Discuss the special situations around treating pregnant patients.
List reasons counseling is important for Opioid Use Disorder.