March 26, 2020 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Opioid LAN Harm Reduction in the Hospital: Developing a Naloxone Program for at Risk Patients

Location: Online

Registration Deadline: March 25, 2020

Overview

Online registration for this program has closed. Please contact HAP Education Services at (717) 561-5270, if you would like to register for this event.

Dr. Gillian Beauchamp, a physician board-certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and addiction medicine, and co-chair of the Lehigh Valley Health Network Committee for Opioid Stewardship & Linkage to Treatment for Substance Use Disorder, will discuss the importance of making naloxone available to at risk patients in the emergency department, as well as barriers and challenges to implementation of an ED naloxone distribution program. She will also speak briefly about how they are responding to patients with substance use disorder during the COVID-19 crisis. 

This webinar will be recorded and availale on the HAP Opioid Learning Action Network website, for those that can not join the live webinar.

Objectives

  • Describe how naloxone provides a harm reduction approach to substance use disorder
  • Describe reasons the ED may be a good setting for naloxone distribution to at-risk patients
  • Describe logistical challenges to implementation of an ED naloxone distribution program

Presenters

Gillian A. Beauchamp, MD, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine,  Lehigh Valley Health Network

Holly Roth, Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS), Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network.  

Registration Information

Although this webinar is free of charge, you must register to attend.

Registration deadline is March 24.

How the Webinar Will Work

Upon receipt of registration, confirmation will be emailed to the registrant. Dial-in instructions will be emailed to each registrant’s email address approximately 24 hours prior to the program, including information on how to obtain handout materials for the conference. If you do not receive an email by this date, contact Marty Kenyon at (717) 561-5382.

This webinar will be recorded and availale on the HAP Opioid Learning Action Network website, for those that can not join the live webinar.

Questions

For registration information, or if you need special accommodations, please contact Marty Kenyon at (717) 561-5270.

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