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Recorded Video Courses

Naloxone: Closing the Access Gap Webcast

Learn about the opioid crisis and the importance of naloxone access. Discover pharmacy-driven initiatives to increase naloxone availability and reduce opioid overdose deaths.

Instructors:

William Eggleston

About this course

Opioid overdose deaths in the United States have risen dramatically in the last decade, largely driven by illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Naloxone, a mu-opioid receptor antagonist, rapidly and safely reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Increased access to naloxone has been identified by the US DHHS and the Surgeon General as a key initiative for reducing opioid overdose deaths. However, less than 1 in 10 patients who could benefit from naloxone have access to this life-saving antidote. Healthcare professionals can lead the way toward closing the naloxone access gap. This activity provides participants with data describing opioid-related harms in the United States, discusses cutting-edge public health and pharmacy-driven initiatives for increasing access to naloxone, and identifies key research findings that pertain to strategies for identifying patients at risk for unintentional overdose and increasing access to life-saving harm reduction interventions.

Release Date:10/18/2022

Expiration Date:10/18/2025

Universal Activity Number (UAN)0657-0000-22-084-H08-P 0657-0000-22-084-H08-T

CE Broker ID20-1001738

AGD Number386503

Category:Substance Abuse

Activity Type:Knowledge-based

Target Audience:Dental Therapist, Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers, Pharmacist, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nursing Assistive Personnel, Expanded Function Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Certified Nurse Aides, Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary, Advanced Dental Assistant, Registered Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurses, Forensic Nurse-CSA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Psychiatric Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, APRN - Certified Nurse Midwife, Licensed Practical Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse, Dentist, Registered Nurse, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, Dental Technician, Community Dental Health Coordinator, Dental Lab, Certified Nursing Assistant, Denturist, Registered Dental Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, General Dentist, Dental Assistant Radiographer, Dental Assistant

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Course Accreditation

This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Michigan Board of Pharmacy
Florida Board of Pharmacy

Faculty

Instructors

William Eggleston is an assistant professor at the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and a clinical toxicologist at SUNY Upstate Medical University and with the Upstate New York Poison Center. He received his PharmD from Wilkes University and completed a two-year fellowship in clinical toxicology and emergency medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University and the Upstate New York Poison Center. He is the director for the Opioid Research Center for Central New York, and his research focuses on reducing patient harms associated with opioid use. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Applied Toxicology and the director for the joint clinical toxicology fellowship at the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and the Upstate New York Poison Center.

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Priya M.Occupational Therapist

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Requirements

Passing Grade

Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.

Hardware Requirements

Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Mac OS X 10.1+
iOS 10+
Android 4.3+

Software Requirements

Google Chrome
Microsft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Adobe Acrobat Reader

Network Requirements

Broadband Internet Connection: T1
Hi-speed DSL or Cable4G cellular connection

$ 7.00