Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Emergency Departments

Course overview

According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, over 1.6 million people in the United States have an opioid use disorder. Furthermore, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that overdose death rates related to opioids are on the rise. To help address the rising rates of opioid use and opioid-related overdose deaths, health care professionals are being asked to become familiar with the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in emergency departments (EDs). With that in mind, this course reviews the use of MAT in EDs to build awareness among health care professionals so they may work to optimize patient care.