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Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution for Bystanders & People at Risk for Opioid Overdose

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WHEN:
Friday, March 30, 2012, 08:00am - 09:00am

WHERE:
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
34 Haverhill Street,
Lawrence,
MA 01841

Alexender Y. Walley, MD, MSc
Asst. Prof.of Medicine/BU School of Medicine; Medical Director
MDPH Opioid Overdose Prevention Pilot Program

 

We are a network of HIV specialists and primary care clinicians who provide collegial support and expertise to one another, enhancing and advancing care for persons with HIV disease in their communities.

Participants are invited to bring cases from their own practices for discussion.

At the completion of this program participants should be able to:

  • Describe the epidemiology and natural history of opioid overdose
  • Apply overdose fatality prevention efforts in the clinical care of HIV-infected patients
  • Relate overdose education and naloxone distribution to existing public health strategies
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Sponsorship & Funding

Jointly sponsored by:
New England AIDS Education and Training Center &
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Office of Continuing Medical Education

UMMS Planning Committee:
Donna Gallagher, APRN-C, MS, ANP, FAAN, MA
Jennifer Daly, MD

Continuing Education Credits

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Massachusetts Medical School and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 1.2 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Funding: The New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC), established in 1988, is one of eleven Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC), and five National Centers, funded by Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) with Ryan White Part F dollars and sponsored regionally by Commonwealth Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School through a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, Federal Grant No. H4AHA00050

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