在不断变化的药物供应中,西拉和成年药物:迫切需要响应式教育模式
Raagini Jawa1,2, Stephen Murray2, Samantha Blakemore2
1Center for Research on Healthcare, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Substance use & addiction journal
|February 20, 2024
概括
在非法毒品供应中,越来越多地发现了像西拉这样的新型合成药物. 对成护理专业人员来说,响应式的培训计划至关重要,以有效地管理相关的危害并实施降低危害的策略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 在美国的药物供应中,新型的染剂和合成物质正在出现,这带来了新的临床挑战.
- 自2020年以来,兽医镇静剂西拉在非法阿片类药物供应中变得普遍,通常与芬太尼相结合.
- 迫切需要适应性教育和培训来应对这些不断变化的与毒品有关的危害.
研究的目的:
- 描述为成护理专业人员开发和提供虚拟导师主导的西拉培训.
- 为医疗保健提供者提供有关西拉流行病学,药理学,相关危害,管理和减少危害的知识.
- 分享从培训和技术援助 (TTA) 计划中学到的经验教训,以解决药物供应中的西拉问题.
主要方法:
- 开发和提供以导师为主导的虚拟培训课程,专注于西拉.
- 培训内容包括流行病学趋势,药理学,临床危害,管理和减少危害策略.
- 从2022年10月到2023年7月进行了14次培训,覆盖了49个州的2000多名专业人士.
主要成果:
- 超过2000名成护理专业人员通过14个虚拟会议接受了关于西拉的培训.
- 培训涉及关键领域,包括西拉的影响,临床管理和减少危害的方法.
- 该计划成功传播了有关新出现的毒品供应威胁的信息.
结论:
- 适应性培训和技术援助 (TTA) 计划有效地传播有关新兴药物威胁的信息,如西拉.
- 针对多学科专业人员和利用在线同步交付是成功的TTA的关键组成部分.
- 可持续的资金对于TTA计划的持续运行至关重要,以应对不断变化的公共卫生挑战.
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