This curriculum is an educational initiative led by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and a national coalition within the Opioid Response Network grant funded by SAMHSA, including Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Division on Substance Use Disorders, as part of efforts to address the public health crisis of Opioid and other Substance Use Disorders (SUD).
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based approach to managing patients with or at risk for SUD. This is a standardized core curriculum in SUD and SBIRT, designed for U.S. dental schools. Dental students who take and pass the curriculum modules would have achieved an understanding of the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to carry out SBIRT in a dental setting.
Before starting the Dental School SBIRT Curriculum – Foundational Training for Substance Use Disorders please enjoy the following introductory video. Hopefully this will put into context the importance of this training in light of the public health crisis facing us today.
It will also outline the three components of the course and highlight its intention to impart evidence-based knowledge, clinical skills and best practices to most effectively identify, manage and refer patients with substance use disorders
https://vimeo.com/475929247/629fb5b6e5?fl=pl&fe=cm
The curriculum consists of three core modules supported by resource and reference materials
- Module 1 - Foundational Knowledge
- Module 2 – Case-Based Learning
- Module 3 – Virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
It is recommended that learners proceed sequentially through the modules, beginning with Module 1. However, learners may elect to focus on a particular module depending on their interests and personal learning objectives.
METHODOLOGY:
The methodology employed for this curriculum is designed to achieve a spectrum of continuity in instruction, knowledge acquisition, and skill proficiency in the management of patients with SUD. Educational approaches include a seminar-type presentation, case-based exercises and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination, all organized into modules.
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.