Module description: Although most patients with opioid use disorders stabilize with treatment, high rates of morbidity and mortality are associated with opioid use disorders. Health professionals working with this patient population need to be prepared for patient overdose deaths so that they can support themselves, members of their healthcare team, and their patient’s family. This course will provide a framework to help health professionals cope with a patient overdose death.
Educational Objectives:
- Review therapeutic and legal issues to consider when working with families after an overdose death
- Describe ways to care for themselves and support co-workers after an overdose death
- Summarize possible quality, safety, and regulatory review procedures to follow after an overdose death
Continuing Education information:
In support of improving patient care, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is an approved provider of nursing continuing education through AAAP’s Joint Accreditation provider #4008192. This activity is approved for up to 1 CNE credit.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
This activity has been approved for 1 hour of pharmacy continuing education credit. The approval numbers issued are Universal Activity Numbers: UAN JA4008192-0000-22-012-H01-P (pharmacy).
PAs
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Approval is valid until 12/19/2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AAAP maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
Other Health Professionals and Other Learners
Participants will receive a certificate stating this program is designated for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. This credit is accepted by the AANP and the AAPA.
All Learners
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for learning and change.
