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Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Strategies
Recorded for 2025 National Conference
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Activity DurationContent Expires: | July 15, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date. | This CE activity was recorded for the 2025 AANP National Conference.  | This activity includes closed captioning. |
Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2025 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies. |
Overview The opioid epidemic has persisted and worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic. 232 Americans are dying every day from an opioid overdose. NPs need to have background knowledge and set of tools to assist patients with substance use disorders who are not ready to engage in traditional treatment. This presentation will describe the most current overdose epidemiology, emerging drug trends, and harm reduction interventions. In addition, communication strategies will be discussed when engaging in people who use drugs and to reduce the stigma of addiction. Lastly, learners will learn how to respond to opioid and stimulant overdoses and how to educate their patients on the overdose response. Videos and quizzes throughout will be used to engage the audience. Objectives
- Discuss the current overdose epidemiology trends, harm reduction legislation, evidence surrounding naloxone distribution, medications for opioid use disorders, and syringe service programs.
- Describe overdose pathophysiology, naloxone pharmacokinetics, and different formulations of opioid antagonists.
- Examine innovative and effective harm reduction practices including communication strategies with people who use drugs.
Speaker Gina Dahlem, PhD, FNP-C, FAANP
Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies. The speaker has the following disclosures:- I receive royalties as a co-inventor the Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventives Services (RAAPS).
- However, I have no personal or financial disclosures to declare that pertains to this lecture.
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1.08 Contact Hour(s) of CE, 0.7 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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