Increasing Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder from the Emergency Department

Implementation of screening for opioid use disorder allowing an opportunity to intervene in a patient centered way is needed to improve identification of OUD and linkage to treatment from the emergency department to improve patient morbidity and mortality.   Initiation of buprenorphine in the emergency department requires a patient centered approach in the era of fentanyl where the timing and tolerance of initiation is variable. Updates around current evidence-based harm reduction strategies are reviewed.

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Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in the Emergency Department
 Jeff Iler, MD

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Initiation in the Emergency Department
 Neha Pawar, MD

Clinical Considerations: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the Emergency Department
 Jade Malcho, MD
 

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