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Activity Steps
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Description
The certificate for this activity is for NON-PHYSICIANS.This literature review discusses an outreach program where naloxone has sporadically been and will increasingly be supplied not only to non-medical personnel, including police officers and family members, but also to individuals addicted to drugs. The results of the program are also analyzed. Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form. Getting the Most out of the Activity As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed. While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
Identify the benefits and pitfalls of prescribing naloxone to drug addicts and those who might assist them in overdose situations
Disclosures
All faculty members and all LCMEI staff members in a position to control the content of this CME activity have disclosed that they and their spouse/life partners (if any) have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Price:
$10.00
Credits:
- ACCME 1.0 CME
Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Professions:
Other Health Professional
Test Code: EMNN0914
Published: Sep 2014
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources:
Emergency Medicine News
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Categories:
Emergency Care
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Substance Use/Abuse
Specialties:
Emergency Medicine