Effective Approaches to Addressing Patients with Substance Use Disorders in the Emergency Department: A Knowledge Exchange

United States

2013 Meeting Overview:

The Effective Approaches to Addressing Patients with Substance Use Disorders in the Emergency Department: A Knowledge Exchange meeting, was held on October 13, 2013, as a preconference full day workshop. The Blending Meeting provided physicians, clinicians, healthcare providers, researchers, policy makers, and others with the opportunity to learn from the top experts who play roles in designing science-based treatment programs, and from the practitioners who implement those programs across the county.

The morning half of the day consisted of three talks and panel discussions of successful models of clinical management of prescription opioid use disorders. The afternoon included three talks on screening and brief interventions, followed by a panel discussion on successful models of implementing screening and brief interventions. There was also a luncheon roundtable discussion where attendees brainstormed on questions addressing critical issues in prescribing opioids in emergency departments.

Goals and Objectives:

The goals of the meeting were to:

• Review important and timely topics in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders.
• Provide a forum to discuss emerging research findings and their implications in clinical practice.
• Provide updates and practical applications for selected areas of substance abuse treatment.

At the end of the day, attendees were able to:

• Recognize recent innovations in substance abuse treatment and their integration in medical settings.
• Use evidence-based approaches to recognize solutions for implementation challenges in practice.

Attendance:

There were approximately 115 people in attendance for this workshop.

Agenda: