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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Impacting the Opioid Crisis programme is a six-week edX course. The training informs students about the opioid epidemic and gives information and research related to evidence-based strategies that target education, intervention, policy, or prevention. The University of Michigan’s Medical School develops the programme.

Impacting the Opioid Crisis by edX is an open-learning course. The training has been primarily designed for non-prescribing dental, behavioural, healthcare, and social health professionals, as well as graduate-level fields in this area. Other professionals, such as physicians and educators, can also sign up for this course.

Students can also receive Continuing Education (CCE) for licensure upon successful completion of the course content of Impacting the Opioid Crisis certification by paying the fee specified by EdX. The students can also audit the programme for a limited duration without a fee. Additionally, learners are allowed to select any or all of the topics and modules that interest them in this course and complete it in a linear or non-linear structure as per their preferred viewing order. Experts from intervention, opioid prevention, policy, and treatment fields teach the course.

The Highlights

Purchasable course completion certificate
Six-week long course
Quizzes
Panels
Subject- Health and Safety
Lectures
Introductory-level course
Activities
Interviews
3-6 hours per week
Additional readings
Delivered in English
Knowledge checks

Programme Offerings

Panels
Purchasable course completion certificate
Six-week long course
quizzes
Subject- Health and Safety
Lectures
Introductory-level Course
activities
Interviews
3-6 hours per week
additional readings
Delivered in English
Knowledge checks

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 4927	yes	UM–Ann Arbor

Impacting the Opioid Crisis training does not entail any course fee. However, a certificate is obtainable after paying Rs. 4,927

Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers online course fee structure

Course Option	Fees in INR
Course	Free
Certification	Rs. 4,927

What you will learn

Knowledge of epidemiology

The Impacting the Opioid Crisis certification course will cover important topics such as:

Describe best practices for treating and assessing opioid use disorder (OUD) and elucidate the evidence about these best practices.
Know the pathophysiology of pain and associated treatment
Explicate various factors that led to the modern-day opioid crisis
Understand what opioids are and how they operate
Understand public policy aspects that can influence the widespread opioid epidemic.
Learn to reduce the unintended misuse and usage of opioids utilising a variety of strategies
Identify surveillance, safe disposal of the unused opioids, intervention messaging, and prescribing guidelines
Learning about the strategies and tools to utilise the safe use of opioids across various clinical care setups and amid populations

Who it is for

DentistHealth InspectorStaff NurseDoctorNurseHealth Officer

The Impacting the Opioid Crisis certification is designed for-

Non-prescribing behavioural health, healthcare, social services, and dental professionals
Graduate-level students in the above-mentioned fields

Admission Details

You should follow these steps to join the Impacting the Opioid Crisis training

Step 1. Visit the official website of edX - https://www.edx.org/

Step 2. You will find the course by typing ‘Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers’ in the search bar.

Step 3. Now, push the ‘Enroll’ button present in red on the course page.

Step 4. Sign up to register for the course. You can also log in with an existing account and proceed with the registration.

Application Details

Sign up for the Impacting the Opioid Crisis online course by filling in your personal details. Alternatively, use a current Facebook, Google, Apple, or Microsoft account to log in. Register for the course and begin learning.