Overdose Fatality Review Teams: An Introduction

Overdose fatality reviews can be critical to developing expertise on and solutions to the prevention of overdose deaths. This course describes the need for overdose fatality review teams, the general nature of those teams, and factors to consider when developing them. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how overdose fatality review teams are structured.
  • List the types of experts that commonly participate in overdose review teams.
  • Identify the kinds of data measures considered by overdose review teams.
  • Discuss case studies of overdose review teams.
  • Specify the locations of several selected overdose review teams.
  • Identify additional resources for developing an OFR team.
Target Audience:  Law enforcement professionals, Healthcare professionals, Community services professionals

Duration:  ~ 45 minutes

Continuing Education Information:  0.75 Category 1 CHES Credits, 0.75 Continuing Competency

CHES Provider number:  99036

Format:  Web-based Training, Self-Study

Created/Updated: May 2021

Author(s): James Cunningham, PhD

Arranged by: Dulce Rodríguez, BS

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

Skill Level: Advanced
CHES Event ID#: SS99036_OFRTI
Category 1 Credits: 0.75
Continuing Competency Credits: 0.75
Advanced Credits: 0
Level 1: No
Level 2: No
Level 3: No
Primary Tier: Tier Two
Secondary Tier: Tier Three
Primary Domain: Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
Secondary Domain: Public Health Sciences Skills
Tertiary Domain: Data Analytics and Assessment Skills