Addressing the opioid crisis in the era of competency-based medical education: recommendations for emergency department interventions

CJEM. 2019 Jul;21(4):452-454. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.20. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Authors

Justin J Koh¹, Quinten S Paterson¹, Melody Ong², Lynsey J Martin¹, Robert A Woods¹, Kathryn Dong^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
⁴ Inner City Health and Wellness Program, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB.

PMID: 30957727
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2019.20

No abstract available

Keywords: Harm reduction; medical education; opioids; substance use.

MeSH terms

Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination / therapeutic use
Canada
Competency-Based Education*
Education, Medical, Graduate*
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Humans
Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use
Opioid Epidemic*
Opioid-Related Disorders / diagnosis*
Opioid-Related Disorders / therapy*
Patient Education as Topic
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
Social Determinants of Health
Transitional Care

Substances

Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination
Narcotic Antagonists