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-Julie Jones, South Carolina ENA President

View the SBIRT Video

BECOME A SBIRT CHAMPION!
THE SBIRT TOOLKIT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:

Education module for emergency health care professionals
Motivational video
PowerPoint™ presentation for nurse educators
Pocket guide, fact sheet, drinking agreement, patient brochures and other resources.

Reduced ED visit recidivism.
Improved patient safety in the community.
Decreased risk for injuries (e.g., falls, ATV, motor vehicle crashes).
Reduced risk of harm to others due to alcohol use problems (e.g., domestic violence).
Reduced alcohol-medication adverse events.
Increased intervention impact on ED patients and the community.
Reduced health care costs.
Adoption of a universal screening policy makes reimbursement more likely because alcohol use problems are not tied to the medical event.
Estimates indicate that approximately 12% of patients will require a brief intervention. Almost 50% of patients will be eliminated at triage by the first screening question.

Increased recognition as an ED nurse leader and pioneer. ENA is the only nursing specialty organization that has adopted SBIRT.
Increased recognition as a trusted professional.
Increased opportunity for you to provide prevention efforts in your ED and community.
Once the SBIRT technique is learned, the technique can be applied to other risky behaviors.
Increased ED staff satisfaction.
Increased opportunity to climb the clinical ladder.
Opportunity to obtain CECHs.
To become a SBIRT Champion complete the profile. Click here to download the Word form.