The Opioid Awareness and Support Team: an innovative example of medical education and community partnership

Matthew B Downer; Luke  W Duffley; Phil B Hillier; Kieran D Lacey; Madison J Lewis; Josh H Lehr; Brooke E Turner; Richard B Berish; Jill Allison

doi:10.36834/cmej.71309

The Opioid Awareness and Support Team: an innovative example of medical education and community partnership

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Matthew B Downer Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-2476
Luke W Duffley Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Phil B Hillier Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Kieran D Lacey Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Madison J Lewis Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Josh H Lehr Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Brooke E Turner Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Richard B Berish Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jill Allison Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.71309

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The Opioid Awareness and Support Team (OAST) at the Memorial University Faculty of Medicine is a novel student-led initiative designed to supplement medical student learning related to opioid use disorder and the opioids crisis. OAST has focused on grounding educational initiatives related to opioid use disorder in the local community context, working with community partners, and bringing in individuals with lived experience. We present initial findings from an Opioid Education Day that suggest student-led supplemental education for medical students can improve student knowledge surrounding opioid use.

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2021-06-26

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Downer MB, Duffley LW, Hillier PB, Lacey KD, Lewis MJ, Lehr JH, et al. The Opioid Awareness and Support Team: an innovative example of medical education and community partnership. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 26 [cited 2024 Dec. 24];12(6):112-3. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/71309

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Vol. 12 No. 6 (2021)

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