Do No Harm (DNH) Opioid Awareness: Module 5 - Patient Engagement

Do No Harm (DNH) Opioid Awareness: Module 5 - Patient Engagement is organized by University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (OUHSC).

Release Date: December 1, 2019, 
End Date: November 30, 2022,

Objectives :
Upon completion of this activity, participants will improve their competence and performance by being able to:
• Prepare a patient-centered pain management plan based on shared decisions with patients and assuring understanding of risks, benefits, and responsibilities in the plan.
• Develop a compassionate approach for helping “legacy patients” achieve safer opioid doses while managing withdrawal.
• Negotiate a signed patient pain treatment agreement with informed consent, if opioids are included in the plan, provide patient education in the safe use, storage, and disposal of controlled substance.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and family members how to recognize signs of intoxication, and overdose, and how to use naloxone for rescue and resuscitation.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.