Integrating Addiction Medicine Education in Medical Schools: A Community Initiative
Presentation by Jenifer Van Deusen highlighting the importance of addiction medicine education in medical schools, focusing on Maine's medical school and UNE's PA Program. Discussed initiatives include COPE's efforts with medical schools to enhance substance use disorder education and support. Maine Providers Clinical Support System-University grant supports X Waiver Training for physicians and prescribers, with a focus on addiction medicine curriculum development and harm reduction strategies.
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ADDICTION MEDICINE EDUCATION IN MEDICAL SCHOOL ADDICTION MEDICINE EDUCATION IN MEDICAL SCHOOL ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: DISTRICT 7780 RECOVERY INITIATIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY JENIFER VAN DEUSEN, M.ED. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE COALITION ON PHYSICIAN EDUCATION IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (COPE)
OUTLINE Who am I? Who are you? What are you working on in your community? What is happening in Maine s medical school and at UNE s PA Program? What is COPE doing with medical schools? What could we do to support your work?
WHO AM I? CLINICAL FACULTY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MAINE PCSS-U INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COALITION ON PHYSICIAN EDUCATION IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (COPE) PRONOUNS: SHE/HER/ HERS DAUGHTER, SISTER, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER GARDENER, SAILOR, BEACHCOMBER
WHO ARE YOU? Please share your name, location and role and anything else you want me to know!- in the Chat
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY?? Please tell me: What are you working on? What is going well? What stands in your way? What do you hope to achieve? (out loud or in the Chat)
MAINE PROVIDERS CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-UNIVERSITY Grant from Substance Use & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) $450K, 3 years Second cohort, about 40 grants awarded in both cohorts Intention to support X Waiver Training for rising physicians and other prescribers UNE Physician Assistant Program already required X Waiver Training; graduates 45 PAs per year UNE COM now requires X Waiver Training for graduation; graduates 170 +/- physicians per year Developed UNE COM addiction medicine thread including but not limited to: Epidemiology of opioid crisis Neurobiology of addiction (OUD, AUD) Pharmacology: mechanisms of action of drugs of misuse and treatment medications Harm Reduction including Training in Naloxone + How to talk with people who use drugs Stigma + Words Matter How to treat people with OUD Voices of hope: people with lived experience
In the last two years COPE has Convened medical school meetings in SAMHSA Regions 1, 2, 5 and 7, engaging medical school faculty and students Convened a series of medical school meetings in Indian Country Launched Medical Student Curriculum Challenge: Innovative Learning and Teaching About Substance Use/ Opioid Use Disorders 1.0, receiving 36 applications and identifying 12 exemplary winnersthat are now freely available for adoption or adaption Presented at the American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference Supported the development of a systematic review on addiction medicine curriculum Began work with other ORN Partner Organizations WHAT DOES COPE DO? Convenes meetings of medical schools and interested community organizations to promote collaborative development of high-quality addiction medicine curriculum, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Incentivizes medical students and medical school faculty to integrate innovative addiction medicine knowledge, skills and attitudes into their curricula. Creates synergy in this complex work by joining efforts with other ORN Partner Organizations. Offers resources on addiction medicine and opioid use disorder curriculum and training opportunities. Provides consultations on grant applications such as SAMHSA s Providers Clinical Support System- University grants. https://www.copenow.org https://www.cadca.org/about-us
INTRODUCTION/ OUTLINE How might UNE COM, COPE, medical students How might UNE COM, COPE, medical students and/or other health professions students and/or other health professions students support your work? support your work?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: DISTRICT 7780 RECOVERY INITIATIVE COMMITTEE JENIFER VAN DEUSEN, M.ED. JEN@COPENOW.ORG @COPENOW1 COPENOW.ORG FB: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/COPE4SUDS/
