Open AccessEvaluation of American Indian Health Service Training in Pain Management and Opioid Substance Use Disorder
Author(s) -
Joanna G. Katzman,
Chris Fore,
Snehal Bhatt,
Nina Greenberg,
Julie G. Salvador,
George C. Comerci,
Christopher Camarata,
Lisa Marr,
Rebecca Monette,
Sanjeev Arora,
Andrea Bradford,
Denise E. Taylor,
Jenny Dillow,
Susan Karol
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303193
Subject(s) - addiction , medicine , mandate , substance abuse , agency (philosophy) , service (business) , opioid use disorder , substance use , psychiatry , family medicine , addiction medicine , opioid , political science , philosophy , receptor , economy , epistemology , law , economics
We examined the benefits of a collaboration between the Indian Health Service and an academic medical center to address the high rates of unintentional drug overdose in American Indians/Alaska Natives. In January 2015, the Indian Health Service became the first federal agency to mandate training in pain and opioid substance use disorder for all prescribing clinicians. More than 1300 Indian Health Service clinicians were trained in 7 possible 5-hour courses specific to pain and addiction. We noted positive changes in pre- and postcourse knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes as well as thematic responses showing the trainings to be comprehensive, interactive, and convenient.