Opioids in Emergency Medicine

Dr. Schlicher talks with Áine Yore, MD, an emergency medicine physician in Everett, and Stephen Anderson, MD, an emergency medicine physician in Auburn.

Learning Objectives

• Outline the history of the Emergency Department Information Exchange and its benefit in the emergency department.
• Understand the purpose of Substitute Senate Bill 5195.
• Have a strategy to incorporate SSB 5195 into practice.
• Understand the effects of fentanyl on the emergency medicine community.
• Engage with the Naloxone Project.

Release date: Nov. 3, 2023

Expiration date: Nov. 2, 2026

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Resources

Opioids in Emergency Medicine slide deck

Distributing opioid overdose reversal medication in EDs and behavioral health settings – effective Jan. 1, 2022 - WSHA

SSB 5195 Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication—Prescribing

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