Yorkgitis Brian K, Garbas Bre, Cole Debra
Brian K. Yorkgitis, DO, PA-C, is an assistant professor in the Division of Acute Care Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida. Bre Garbas, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor and director of evaluation in the School of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. Debra Cole, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor in the School of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2019 Mar;30(1):27-33. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000238.
The United States is facing an opioid public health crisis. Educating providers is essential for addressing this epidemic. This study sought to understand how physician assistant (PA) programs are educating students in opioid prescribing to avoid addiction.
An Internet-based survey was sent to PA educators about the current landscape of opioid prescribing education (OPE) and opioid addiction education (OAE) at their institutions.
Eighty-eight completed surveys were analyzed to gauge opioid education in PA school: 49 (55.7%) educators have a mandatory OPE in their curriculum with most dedicating one hour to 3 hours (27, 55.1%) on this topic. Mandatory OAE was noted by 44 (50.0%) educators with one hour to 3 hours dedicated being the most common (24, 54.5%) amount of time. The most common method of instruction for both OPE and OAE was didactic lectures.
While some programs deliver OPE and OAE to PA students, the need exists for more programs to adopt this education.
美国正面临阿片类药物公共卫生危机。对医疗服务提供者进行教育对于应对这一流行病至关重要。本研究旨在了解医师助理（PA）项目如何对学生进行阿片类药物处方教育以避免成瘾。
向PA教育工作者发送了一项基于互联网的调查，内容涉及他们所在机构阿片类药物处方教育（OPE）和阿片类药物成瘾教育（OAE）的现状。
对88份完成的调查问卷进行了分析，以评估PA学校的阿片类药物教育情况：49名（55.7%）教育工作者在其课程中有强制性的OPE，其中大多数人在这个主题上花费1小时至3小时（27人，55.1%）。44名（50.0%）教育工作者指出有强制性的OAE，最常见的时长是1小时至3小时（24人，54.5%）。OPE和OAE最常见的教学方法都是理论讲座。
虽然一些项目为PA学生提供OPE和OAE，但仍有更多项目需要采用这种教育。
