LUMIS CORP — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: NIDA

Description

Over the last decadedeath from drug overdose has created an epidemic across the United StatesInthere weredeaths from drug overdoseincludingdeaths involving opioids aincrease from previous opioid overdose deathsWhile overdoses related to prescription opioids have decreasedsynthetic opioids made up over half of all opioid related overdose deaths and increased overfrom the prior yearThe goal in this proposal is closely aligned with the mission of the National Institute of Drug AbuseNIDAto educate clinical providers and lay people towards improving treatment and outcomes for those suffering from substance use disordersSUDsspecifically in response to a drug overdoseMany barriers have been identified for training providers on SUDsSimulation based training has shown promise for training providers about responding to drug overdose during Basic Life SupportBLStrainingHoweversimulation based training is resource intensive and can be difficult to implement as current simulator technologies require facilitiesstaffand technology supportOverdose education and naloxone distributionOENDis associated with improved outcomes for people experiencing opioid overdose as well as decreased drug use by people who participated in OEND programsIncreasing access to OEND could expand these positive resultsThe goal of this Phase I SBIR is to develop and integrate a curriculum for OEND using Lumis s existing augmented realityARhealthcare simulatorthe InSight PlatformThe InSight Platform incorporates knowledge based and hands on trainingrequires less resources than traditional simulationand supports broad deploymentThe proposed curriculum will include a series of opioid overdose scenarios demonstrating patients in various stages of depressed level of consciousness and physiologic deteriorationThese scenarios will allow clinical providers and lay people to train for evaluationdiagnosisand treatment of an opioid overdose with naloxoneIntegrating the proposed curriculum for knowledge based and hands on training into the InSight Platform has the potential to rapidly and broadly disseminate standardized OEND curriculumMixed methods research willdevelop and refine a curriculum for providers and patients through structured interviews with subject matter expertsSMEsintegrate curriculum into Lumissoftware with iterative feedback from SMEs throughout the processandevaluate feasibilityusabilityand initial learning efficacy through focus groups and training sessions with facility administratorsclinical providersand lay people Overdose education and naloxone distributionOENDprograms show promise towards reducing overdose deaths related to opioids as well as reducing use of drugs by usersOEND programs use patient simulators for hands on training of cardiopulmonary resuscitationCPRbut current systems lack the capability for training hands on administration of naloxone during complex overdose scenariosThe goal of this Phase I SBIR is to develop and integrate a curriculum and hands on training for complex overdose scenariosincluding naloxone injectionusing Lumis s existing augmented realityARhealthcare simulatorthe InSight Platformfor rapid deployment in the field for training to directly save lives