2019 Annual Meeting

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The Stigma and Secondary Effects of the Opioid Epidemic (Room Director's Row I)

30 May 19
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tracks: Credit-AAFP-P, Credit-ACPE, Credit-CHES, Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Credit-MCHES, Credit-NASW, Credit-NBCC, Credit-PsyCE, Session Badge - Toolbox

CME:1.5  AAFP-P:1.5  CNE:1.5/.45  CHES:1.5  MCHES:1.5  PsyCE:1.5  NBCC:1.5  NASW:1.5  CPEU:1.5  ACPE:1.5 (UAN-0025-9999-19-071-L01-P)

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After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. Describe the results of an interprofessional healthcare panel on healthcare students’understanding of the opioid epidemic and associated stigma.
  2. Describe the secondary effects and unintended consequences of the opioid epidemic.

Program Abstract:
This presentation will provide original research results (quantitative/qualitative) that used the opioid epidemic as a framework to explore graduate healthcare student attitudes and beliefs about their roles, identified the need for self-reflection about how the opioid crisis affects them, and demonstrated the impact of healthcare professional stigma on treating patients addicted to opioids. The presentation will also address the collateral damage associated with the opioid epidemic from the lens of the student.