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ForwardOpioids and Naloxone: Overdose Recognition, Response, and Prevention
The opioid crisis continues to impact individuals, families, and communities. Timely naloxone administration has proven to be one of the most effective tools in preventing fatal opioid overdoses, yet barriers to access, education, and stigma persist. This webinar will provide an overview of the current opioid landscape, including overdose trends and risk factors. Participants will learn how to recognize an opioid overdose and understand how naloxone works.
Target Audience
This application-based course is intended for Pharmacists (ACPE), Physicians (ACCME), Physician Assistants (ACCME), Nurse Practitioners (ABN), Nurses (ABN), and Social Workers (ABSWE).
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe current trends in opioid misuse and overdose.
- Identify signs and symptoms of opioid overdose.
- Explain the mechanism of action, indications, and administration routes for naloxone.
- Apply evidence-based protocols for overdose response, including safe naloxone administration and post-reversal considerations.
Coming soon - Program Packet
A copy of the presentation slides are located within the course content. Once you have registered for the course, please navigate to the 'Take Course' tab and click the navy blue 'Take Course' button. Navigate to the 'Course Materials' section of the course using the left-hand menu and download a PDF version of the program presentation. Course Materials will be added to the course the week of the live event.
Participants will be provided the webinar link once enrolled in the course by accessing the course content under 'Take Course' - Course Instructions and Course Material. Please use this link to join the live webinar at the scheduled time. All registered participants will also receive an email the day before the program with program information, including the webinar link.
Anne Taylor, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and science educator with over eight years of research experience in addiction biology and neural circuitry. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University, where her work focused on insula–BNST circuit adaptations following alcohol withdrawal and stress. Currently, she is the COACH Postdoctoral Fellow at Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy, contributing to statewide research and educational initiatives aimed at reducing substance misuse in Alabama. Her work spans health outcomes research, continuing education for healthcare professionals, and K–12 substance use education.
Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide. The Universal Activity Number for this application-based program is 0001-0000-25-0XX-L01-P/T and is intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
ABN - Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a Board-approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515.
ABSWE - Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a board-approved provider of continuing education for social workers by the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners. Provider Number: 0643.
Disclosures: There is no commercial support being received for this program. Dr. Taylor and others in control of content have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program. No individuals in a position to control content for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to declare.
Available Credit
- 1.20 ABNAuburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a board-approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515
- 1.00 ABSWE
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyAuburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide.