Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training teaches strategies for identifying patients experiencing a stimulant overdose and caring for patients experiencing acute psychosis secondary to psychostimulant ingestion. We will focus on warning signs of psychostimulant overdose and strategies to mitigate the harm associated with the patient’s psychotic state, including de-escalation techniques in clinical and community settings.
Intended audience
The entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction.
Speakers
Megan Hudson, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Meg is a clinical nurse educator and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Boston Medical Center. Prior to obtaining her MSN, she worked as a nurse care manager in the Stimulant Treatment and Recovery Clinic (START) clinic, where her work integrated harm reduction, infectious disease treatment, medical addiction groups, and co-management of stimulant use disorders and mental health conditions. Her clinical interests and expertise include harm reduction, low barrier treatment, complex care management, early identification and management of acute and persistent stimulant-induced psychosis, and the dissemination of information regarding the intersection of mental health and substance use disorders. Meg contributes to peer-reviewed publications, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and the development of resources for providers supporting patients with substance use disorders. She earned both her BSN and MSN from Regis College.
Rachel Xue, BA
Rachel serves as the Project Management Specialist for Boston Medical Center’s Stimulant Treatment and Recovery Team (START). In her role, she offers adept leadership in project management, overseeing program office operations, and implementing effective methodologies. Rachel specializes in the implementation of contingency management strategies, overseeing monitoring, documentation, compliance, and data collection. Moreover, she plays a pivotal role in the management and support of new stimulant clinics, dedicated to disseminating evidence-based practices for substance use treatment across the Commonwealth.
Objectives
Following this training, participants will have the knowledge to:
- Review the epidemiology of stimulant use in the United States and the corresponding risk of psychostimulant overdose.
- Identify the signs and symptoms of overamping.
- Recognize the medical and psychological risks associated with overamping.
- Employ the AGRO+ de-escalation strategy for patients experiencing overamping.
- Devise strategies to reduce the risks of overamping as well as contingency plans for what to do if overamping should occur.
Sponsored by
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)
Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN).
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI085588-02 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Accreditation information
REQUIREMENTS for credit
- Register for training.
- Arrive/log into the Zoom meeting with the same email address associated with your addictiontraining.org user account no more than 10 minutes after designated start time for program.
- Identify yourself by typing your full name, ensuring your zoom name matches that used to register for training (or you cannot be marked on attendance).
- Be present through the end of the activity (i.e. until the designated end time of training).
- Complete evaluation within 2 weeks of program completion.
Please note this policy is strictly enforced for accreditation purposes. Participants will forfeit collection of credit and certificates of completion if more than 10 minutes of the training is missed.
