- Faculty:
- Maria Broadstreet
- Duration:
- Approx. 6 Hours
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Jun 15, 2020
Description
Outline
The Opioid Crisis: Dealers, Doctors and Drug Companies
- Are there really gateway drugs?
- The path from post-op pain treatment to heroin
- Saving our “children”
- Opioid use amongst healthcare providers
Risks of the Opioid Options
- Natural vs. synthetic options
- Opioids for treatment of pain
- Genetic risks coming to light
- Why fentanyl is scarier than heroin
Opioids ARE Changing the Brain
- Effect of different drugs on brain neurons
- MRI’s before and after opioid abuse
- Pleasure center in the brain – is it just willpower?
- Can the effects be reversed?
- Association with other diagnoses (depression/ADHD)
Life Threatening Challenges
- Is it reasonable to expect a patient to just stop?
- Withdrawal signs/symptoms
- Initial interventions when you don’t know what your patient has taken
- Ethics of supplying clean needles
- Interpretation of drug test results
- Safe drug disposal
Treatment Options
- Inpatient vs. outpatient benefits
- Medication assisted
- Buprenorphine – what you MUST know
- Methadone
- Mitigating medications
- Quickly recognize symptoms of precipitated withdrawal
- Process of induction
- Maintenance
- Lucemyra
- Therapy and group counseling
- Assessment of true pain vs. drug-seeking behavior
- Your safety in a potentially dangerous situation
- Provider requirements – X waiver
Narcan
- What can go wrong with this life-saving treatment
- Quick overdose assessment
- Why Narcan will not work on non-opiate overdoses
- Administration perils
- Critical assessment AFTER Narcan administration
Marijuana: Medical…or Otherwise
- Conditions benefited by medical marijuana
- Long-term implications of recreational use
- Ramifications of legalization
- Side effects can be life threatening
The New Hot Topic of Vaping
- What we know and what we don’t know yet
- The risks of various vaping devices
- Patient education based upon the latest injury/death statistics
Patients in Addiction Crisis
- Early intervention more effective than treating at “rock bottom”
- Expecting quitting “cold turkey” is just unrealistic
- Relapse IS predictable
- MAT is NOT trading one drug for another
- Addiction is not just “1 gene”
- Opioids change the brain
Faculty
Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN Related seminars and products: 4
Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN, has over 26 years of nursing experience and has held a certification as an advanced practice nurse for the past 19 years. She currently practices at Modern Med Recovery in Park Ridge, Illinois and treats patients at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Maria has a special interest in addressing and treating pain and is certified as a Pain Resource Nurse.
As a nurse practitioner at Modern Med Recovery, Maria evaluates patients with opioid addiction, manages inductions into treatment and maintenance visits. Maria believes in both a medical and holistic approach to treating different aspects of the substance abuse cycle. Treatment not only includes medication, but regular maintenance visits, 24/7 support, assistance in seeking therapy and support groups. Maria is one of only about 5% of medical providers that has undergone certification to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Maria Broadstreet has an employment relationship with Lurie Children’s Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Nonfinancial: Maria Broadstreet is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
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