The Rothman Opioid Foundation is using state and federal grants to develop training programs for current and future allied health professionals.
A bottle with a hydrocodone label and hydrocodone tablets spilling out isolated on white background. Hydrocodone is a popular prescription semi-synthetic opioid that is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Hydrocodone is said to be one of the most common recreational prescription drugs in America.
The four to eight-hour course will be offered to 75 allied healthcare professional training programs, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, at collegiate institutions across Pennsylvania, and soon, the broader Appalachian Region.“The goal is to educate our future prescribers on smart evidence-based opioid prescribing strategies,” he said. “They’re the future, the more educated they are, the better we’re all going to be.
Ilyas said it took two years for the curriculum to be developed, many people were involved in its creation, including Dr. Jenna Adadlbert, an orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Miami, and the Jefferson School of Population Health.
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