Differing literature findings over the years have shown support for and lack of support for warm handoffs in influencing follow up with other healthcare team members. What does recent literature say? What does a clinical warm handoff approach look like in real life? The state of Pennsylvania has provided a pathway for warm handoff from the emergency department to substance use disorder treatment in order to fight the opioid epidemic. Learn about the process, successes, concerns, and overall outcomes of warm handoffs to drug treatment as seen in Pennsylvania’s collaborative approach to tackle substance misuse.
Whenever a crime occurs, evidence can be transferred among the perpetrator, victim, and the crime scene. Law enforcement personnel collect and preserve crime scene evidence. Healthcare professionals can simultaneously assist with a crime investigation and provide good healthcare to patients by collecting and preserving evidence from the patient’s body. It is imperative to understand that the collection and preservation of evidence from a patient should never compromise the patient’s safety, autonomy, or legal rights. This course provides an overview of interviewing, collecting, and preserving forensic evidence, toxicology, and documentation.
- Recall the physiological effects of methamphetamine on the body.
- Indicate treatment strategies for methamphetamine abuse and addiction.