25: Opioid Awareness and “SBIRT” Protocol - a podcast by GNP Connect

Join our host Paul Dunne and our two guests from the University of the Sciences, Andrew Peterson, Executive Director, Substance Use Disorders Institute and George Downs, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy. On this episode they will discuss how the role of the pharmacists is crucial as both a clinician and as a trusted resource. Andrew and George’s mission are to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on the opioid abuse epidemic.

Throughout the course of the podcast, they will dive deeply into identifying and treating the patient, motivational interviewing techniques, behavioral change modeling, as well as strategies and techniques.  Among these, are the application of the “SBIRT” protocol (Screening-Brief Intervention-Referral to Treatment), a model for addiction prevention.

 

The team will also share their concerns about the growing opioid addiction challenges within the pharmacy profession, how to self-identify it, recovery, and maintenance. Being the most accessible healthcare providers available, the role of the pharmacist is crucial as both a clinician and as a trusted resource.

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