Medication Safety News Posts
CDC COCA Call: Overdoses Involving Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl: Clinical and Public Health Implications
During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the epidemiology of overdoses involving xylazine mixed with fentanyl, the current understanding of health risks related to these overdoses, and acute treatment strategies. The non-opioid drug xylazine has been found in...
Midwest Street Medicine: Addressing Homelessness Challenges
Individuals experiencing homelessness often have complex social dynamics, including mental health or addiction care needs. Many individuals have significant trauma and require multidisciplinary care. This is why peer support and social work are vital. Midwest Street...
2024 Webinar Series – Rural to Urban Partners: Working Together on Antimicrobial Stewardship
View Lynde Monson, PharmD, BCPS, as she navigates us through the latest immunization updates and details how immunizations prevent antibiotic use. The recording is available to be viewed on the CAP Center website and there is CE available! [symple_button...
Buprenorphine Prescribing Update: Waiver Elimination (MAT Act)
Announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, clinicians no longer need a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder. However, clinicians are still required to register with the federal Drug Enforcement...
Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center Mini-Grants: Public and Community Health Leadership Learning Opportunities
The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC), which is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is offering a total of $60,000 in funding to up to 12 organizations to offer leadership learning opportunities to professionals...
Call to Action: Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment in the Emergency Department
As we continue to explore emergency department (ED) visits by individuals struggling with behavioral health concerns, we cannot miss the fact that many of these visits are related to opiate use. The research overwhelmingly supports the need to start medication...
Coverage to Care | Connecting Your Patients To Providers and Preventive Services
In the United States, 16.3 million people signed up for coverage in the 2023 Open Enrollment, allowing them to gain or renew access to the health coverage they need¹. Enrolling in a health plan, however, is only the initial step. To help you go from coverage to care,...
Rural Emergency Preparedness Toolkit: An Overview of Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery in Rural Communities
Thee Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing emergency planning, response and recovery efforts in rural communities across the United States. This toolkit...
Sepsis I The TIME is Now
Every 20 seconds, another person in the United States will be diagnosed with sepsis. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is life-threatening, and without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Sepsis...
Lower Anticoagulant Dose: What It Means For Older Adults in Nursing Homes
The Journal of the American Heart Association recently conducted a study involving 21,878 nursing home residents with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) which revealed that standard doses of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) led to a higher rate of bleeding...