How Workplace Challenges Affect the Risk of SUD in a Healthcare Environment (1 Class A CE)

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Location: CC- Upper Level- Room 6C

Speaker(s)

Linda A. Stone, DNP, MSN, CRNA

Program Administrator/Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Slides
Luci L. New, DNP, CRNA

Assistant Professor, Associate Director Clinical Education
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Academic Nursing
Concord, North Carolina, United States

Slides

Anesthesia providers face multiple professional stressors that place them at risk for substance use to cope with the psychological impact. This presentation discusses the pathophysiology of substance use disorders, workplace challenges that places healthcare providers at risk for substance and adaptive coping strategies when faced with workplace stress.

Learning Objectives:

Identify risk factors impacting predisposition towards substance misuse or use in healthcare professionals.
Describe the pathophysiology of individuals with substance use disorder.
Identify challenges incurred by healthcare professionals that place them at risk of substance use/misuse and describe healthy coping strategies when faced with healthcare challenges.