Overdose Training Live on Zoom

In this session we provide:

• Updates on current trends driving increases in overdose frequency and mortality.
• A framework for understanding the complex individual, social, and situational factors that shape overdose risk.
• Actions we can take to strengthen our efforts at preventing overdose frequency.
• A refresher to support knowledge and confidence for recognizing and responding to an overdose.
• Recommended access to reliable resources of additional information.

Meet the trainer: Diana Cavazos, PhD, MHSA, MSN, CMI, BSN, RN

Assistant Professor/Clinical, UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing

I am an accomplished Registered Nurse with a 25-year nursing career. I have worked with multicultural populations, focusing efforts on susceptible communities, including Hispanic communities struggling with migrant issues, intimate partner violence against women, opioid use disorder, and homelessness. As an Assistant Clinical Professor at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, my leadership and interventions have focused on creating awareness and solutions to address health equity as social justice for vulnerable populations.  more