Evaluation of American Indian Health Service Training in Pain Management and Opioid Substance Use Disorder.

• Main Authors: Katzman, Joanna G, Fore, Chris, Bhatt, Snehal, Greenberg, Nina, Griffin Salvador, Julie, Comerci, George C, Camarata, Christopher, Marr, Lisa, Monette, Rebecca, Arora, Sanjeev, Bradford, Andrea, Taylor, Denise, Dillow, Jenny, Karol, Susan
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UNM Digital Repository 2016
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers; Analgesics; Opioid; Attitude of Health Personnel; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Cooperative Behavior; Education; Medical; Continuing; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Humans; Indians; North American; Inuits; Opioid-Related Disorders; Pain Management; Practice Patterns; Physicians'; Self Efficacy; United States; United States Indian Health Service; Indian; inuits; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/peds_pubs/99; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940640/

We examined the benefits of a collaboration between the Indian Health Service and an academic medical center to address the high rates of unintentional drug overdose in American Indians/Alaska Natives. In January 2015, the Indian Health Service became the first federal agency to mandate training in pain and opioid substance use disorder for all prescribing clinicians. More than 1300 Indian Health Service clinicians were trained in 7 possible 5-hour courses specific to pain and addiction. We noted positive changes in pre- and postcourse knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes as well as thematic responses showing the trainings to be comprehensive, interactive, and convenient.