Program Overview:

The purpose of this webinar is to enable the participants to screen for overdose risk and use Naloxone appropriately

 Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Characterize the opiate and overdose epidemics in Philadelphia, the combinations of drugs, pharmaceuticals, and medications patients are using, and the risk for overdose in their patient population
• Explain Act 139, Pennsylvania’s Standing Order for Naloxone, and identify immediate protocols for their practices to screen for overdose risk and dispensing protocols for agencies with on-site pharmacies

 Featured Speaker:

Priya Elizabeth Mammen, MD, MPH

Attending Physician

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital