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The Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention at the Indiana State Department of Health has two internship positions open for fall 2020. The responsibilities of the naloxone program intern include helping to facilitate naloxone administration trainings throughout the state, assisting with outreach events, packaging naloxone kits for shipment, inputting naloxone data reports and creating quarterly naloxone data summary reports. The other available position is the drug overdose prevention intern, whose main responsibilities are attending staff meetings and monthly meetings with federal grant overseers or various stakeholders, assisting with outreach events, creating drug overdose-focused infographics and presentations, and developing material for division newsletters and communication messages.
Candidates must be enrolled in credit hours at a university or in an accredited program; possess strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; and be able to work in a team environment. Both of these positions are unpaid and will be remote with the possibility of returning to an in-person office setting. Those interested in the position should click here to view full details of both positions and find links to the application.
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The Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP), a federally-funded grant program, has released a toolkit of resources for correction officers and other correctional personnel. The resources aim to promote the overall well-being and re-entry of inmates suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD) or other substance use disorders (SUD). The resource guide contains videos, online learning modules and print documents. The resources included cover the following topics: the foundational basics of OUD and other SUDs, managing withdrawal while in custody, medication-assisted treatment, and the unique services required to link individuals with OUD/SUD to care. These resources were brought together by the Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., a national COSSAP training and technical assistance provider. This resource guide comes as a response to requests made for more training materials from participants of a Jail Practitioner Roundtable convened by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Unless specifically indicated, all resources listed are free of charge. Click here to view the resource list.
With COVID-19 once again spiking across the United States, physicians and nurses working in the emergency department (ED) want to remind patients that they should not delay care if they are having a medical emergency. A poll conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians and Morning Consult found that 80 percent of Americans say they are concerned about contracting the virus from visiting a medical facility, and nearly one-third reported delaying seeking medical care as a result. ED staff have seen the negative effects that occur when patients, especially those with chronic conditions, delay seeking ED care. Emergency departments have been continuing to update and intensify cleaning and sanitization procedures in compliance with CDC guidelines as we learn more about the virus. Everyone who comes into the emergency department will be screened on arrival for COVID-19. Some EDs also have separate waiting rooms for patients with known symptoms or who are presumed to have the COVID-19. Patients are encouraged to continue to come to the ED and to not delay care, as this could drastically affect the outcomes seen by those seeking treatment.
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