In this podcast, Simon Taxel will discuss his experience in the prehospital setting with a brand new bupenorphine induction strategy protocol. Additional discussion on analgesia management in patients with opioid use disorder. CE for this episode expires on October 15, 2024.
SPEAKERS
Simon Taxel, NRP, BA is a crew chief and public safety diver with the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS, a medical specialist on Pennsylvania USAR Strike Team 1, a contributing author for a variety of EMS platforms, a public speaker, and a harm reduction advocate. Taxel is a Bloomberg Fellow and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in public health at Johns Hopkins University.
David E. Zimmerman, PharmD, BCCCP is an associate professor of pharmacy at Duquesne University and EM clinical pharmacist at the UPMC-Mercy. He is a past chair of the Advisory Group on Emergency Medicine and currently serves as a content matter expert for the ASHP BCEMP Review course. He is co-editor/author of the ASHP Publication, Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients and has a research focus on pain management in the ED.