Name
                                    Responding to the Opioid Crisis: an Educator’s View
                                        Date & Time
                                    Thursday, January 9, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
                                        Speakers
                                    
                                Description
                                    Opioids have become a leading cause of death in many jurisdictions.  The additional health impacts of the opioid crisis are widespread impacting infants to the elderly.  Medical schools and medical educators are being called on to respond to this crisis.  During this presentation, the impact of the crisis will be described and current educational efforts to address the ongoing crisis will be described.  Integrated curricular approaches impacting the longitudinal curriculum will be described.