Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Educating students early in their professional coursework will increase confidence and decrease stigma associated with treating patients with substance use disorder (SUD). An interdisciplinary cohort of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) (nurse practitioner), Public Health, and Counseling students will observe and engage with SUD community experts to learn foundational best practice protocols and methods for SUD assessment and treatment. Interventions include implementation of the SAMHSA 12 SUD modules, interdisciplinary work among the healthcare students, synchronous and asynchronous work with our students, community partners and subject matter experts. Further interventions include creation of a Community Advisory Committee for ongoing and real time feedback to allow for appropriate content and activity adjustment. Equally important will be implementation of direct clinical observation time for our students within the community organizations, especially those that treat rural and culturally diverse populations, allowing for direct learning of curricular content. Specifically, our goals include: · Training students early in their academic careers o Provide evidence-based substance use prevention training o Demonstrate increased confidence levels (assess, diagnose, treat) · Teach students that SUD is like any chronic disease, thereby reducing stigma/discrimination o Teach Motivational interviewing o Complete 3 interdisciplinary activities and clinical observation · Increase access to SUD screening, assessment, and services o Provide SUD assessment and treatment CE/CME opportunities o Establish a sustainability plan so that the SUD curriculum becomes permanent o Recruit additional community clinic sites It is expected that 106 students will complete the curriculum in Year 1 with 52 students in subsequent years for a total of 210 students over the 3-year project timeline. The number of students may increase due to establishing partnerships with the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Idaho State University Family Medicine Residency and the addition of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia students beginning in Year 2. Trained health professionals will have a profound impact on SUD treatment in Idaho and the United States.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
