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 Meet People Where They're At: Substance Use and the Pedagogy of Harm Reduction in HealthcareThis Opioid Training Initiative course was developed to prepare healthcare professionals to prevent opioid overdose deaths through patient education and naloxone distribution. After completing this course, you will be able to describe the triple wave opioid crisis, identify risk factors for opioid overdose and provide naloxone to appropriate individuals with pertinent education.
The information in this course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of clinicians practicing in Texas with a focus on regional trends, laws and regulations.
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Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Director, Pharmacy Addictions Research & Medicine (PhARM) Program
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy and completed a combined family medicine residency and faculty development fellowship in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret Department of Family Medicine. He is now a clinical assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) College of Pharmacy. Dr. Hill is the director and principal investigator of Operation Naloxone, an interprofessional opioid overdose prevention program funded through the Texas Targeted Opioid Response. His research is focused on clinician-community collaborations to address substance use disorders through evidence-based treatment and harm reduction strategies. Dr. Hill coordinates the first year of the UT Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice curriculum and serves as lead instructor for a module that trains students from pharmacy, medicine, nursing, and social work to provide team-based care for patients with addiction. He provides an additional 16 hours of addiction-related instruction in the required pharmacy curriculum and precepts both the overdose prevention introductory pharmacy practice experience and the addiction medicine advanced pharmacy practice experience. Dr. Hill currently serves as chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Substance Use Disorder Special Interest Group. He is also faculty advisor for the UT Student Pharmacist Recovery Network and co-chair for the UT Opioid Response Consortium. In 2020, Dr. Hill was awarded the American Pharmacists Association Generation Rx Award of Excellence in recognition of his outstanding contributions to addiction-related education.
DISCLOSURE: Honorarium: Dr. Hill served on a community advisory board for Hikma Specialty Inc. in December 2020.
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The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This online activity is approved for 0.1 CEUs (1.00 contact hour) of continuing education credit. In order to receive 1.00 contact hour of CE credit, the participant must watch the video in its entirety, complete the online post-test, and complete online evaluation. Please make sure NABP profile and date of birth (month/year) are correct under learner's profile in this system. |
The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Long School of Medicine designates this material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ .
Accreditation Statement: University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Requirements for Successful Completion: To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must sign in, attend the entire activity, pass the post-test with at least 70% correct answers, and complete and submit the evaluation form. Once successful completion has been verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 1 contact hour. Learning outcome: Registered nurses will report desire to change practice related to knowledge increase regarding prevention of opioid overdose deaths through patient education and naloxone distribution. This will be accomplished through understanding of the triple wave opioid crisis, risk factors for opioid overdose and methods of providing naloxone to appropriate individuals with pertinent education. Conflicts of Interest: All activity planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers have had their Conflict of Interest assessed, identified and resolved by the nurse planner. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center through the joint providership of the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin School of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin Hick School of Social Work, and the UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education. University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity expires June 18, 2023
The Office of Professional Development at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work provides continuing education in accordance with the criteria and standards of the Texas Board of Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Psychologist under Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 34. § 781.509. Complaints about this program may be made to TSBSWE, 333 Guadalupe St., Tower 3, Room 900, Austin, TX 78701 • 512-305-7700 • 800-821-3205 • bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-social-worker-examiners/
| This project is funded by Texas Health & Human Services Texas Targeted Opioid Response. |
Meet People Where They're At: Substance Use and the Pedagogy of Harm Reduction in HealthcareLucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Director, Pharmacy Addictions Research & Medicine (PhARM) Program
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