PCSS-MOUD Half and Half and Half Self-Study Training-Medical Considerations for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

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Video Summary

In this video, Professor Jeanette Tetreault from Yale School of Medicine discusses medical considerations for patients with opioid use disorder. She emphasizes the importance of training healthcare professionals in evidence-based practices for prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders. She also highlights the high risk of infectious complications that come with injection drug use, including injection-related infections, infective endocarditis, hepatitis C, and HIV. Professor Tetreault presents a case study of a patient with opioid use disorder who presents with injection-related infections and discusses the management and treatment options for these complications. She also discusses the importance of screening for hepatitis C and HIV in patients who use injection drugs and the role of addiction treatment in preventing further complications. She emphasizes that addiction treatment is prevention for both hepatitis C and HIV and discusses the use of medication-assisted treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis as preventive measures. The video provides important insights and recommendations for healthcare professionals in managing patients with opioid use disorder and preventing infectious complications.

Keywords

opioid use disorder

infectious complications

injection drug use

hepatitis C

HIV

addiction treatment

medication-assisted treatment

preventing complications