The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Clinical Research Center (CRC) Seminar Series
On Methods in Clinical Research
Provided by
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Clinical Research Center
"Coordinated Surveillance of Opioid Overdoses in Connecticut: The Connecticut Poison Control Center, Emergency Medical Services and the SWORD Directive"
Peter Canning, Paramedic, RN
Paramedic, American Medical Response, Hartford, CT
EMS Coordinator, UConn John Dempsey Hospital
UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Suzanne Doyon, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center
UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M.
Location: Remote via WebEx – Link will be provided prior to seminar
Target Audience: Faculty, staff, residents, and students interested in clinical research
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: a) Describe how Connecticut uses its Poison Control Center and EMS to get near real-time data on the opioid overdose epidemic; b) Describe how Connecticut identifies spikes, patterns, and trends; c) Describe practical applications of the surveillance program.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
Neither the activity director, planning committee members, nor the speakers, Mr. Peter Canning and Dr. Suzanne Doyon, have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation. Mr. Canning and Dr. Doyon will not be discussing the off-label use of any product.
This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from MyEvaluation.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email. If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office.
For more information, contact: Lisa Godin at Godin@uchc.edu