The International Nurses Society of Addictions announces the following
IntNSA / PCSS sponsored webinar:
Recognizing and Responding to Opioid Overdose; Safety and Naloxone Training
DATE & TIME
Monday, July 17
12noon eastern
(Duration: 1 hour)Cost: $0, Free to all Attendees
HOW TO REGISTER
DESCRIPTION
The CDC has estimated that in 2022 there was over 107,000 Americans that died of drug overdoses as the pandemic has spread nationwide, surpassing the toll of gun violence and car accidents combined. The rise in deaths was fueled by the widespread use of Fentanyl. As the pandemic worsens it is important to understand the impact it is having in our communities and healthcare workers as we inform and stand with our patients as our roll shifts in the worsening pandemic. Also, how to keep ourselves safe with the proper knowledge of the drugs and everchanging environment.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Identify the different types of harm reduction training.
Demonstrate the effects opioids have on the human body.
Discuss Xylazine and other new emerging trends.
Review proper to methods to administer Naloxone.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This presentation was developed for Nurses, MAT Team Providers, Addictions Specialists, SUD Project Directors, Managers, and Facilitators.
PRESENTER
Lyndall Young, LPN; Nurse and Instructor; Western Colorado Area Health Education Center; Mesa County Opioid Response Group
Lyndall is a nurse, instructor, and outreach coordinator for Western Colorado Area Health Education Center and the facilitator of the Mesa Count Opioid Response Group. She has taught over 200 Narcan trainings across the Western Slope and is a distributor of Narcan and Kloxxado. She is a presenter for Rise Above Colorado and has taught Not Prescribed in high and middle school across Colorado. She is a Western Slope Native and loves spending time outside with her family, hiking, and camping.
NURSING CEs
This course has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for a maximum of 1.00 Nursing Contact Hour. The licensee must retain this document for a period of four (4) years after the course concludes.
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 6H79TI081968 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. http://pcssNOW.org
