Insights and Strategies Into Optimizing Opioid Management
Experts review comprehensive strategies to enhance patient safety and responsible opioid management across assessment, monitoring, alternatives, and collaboration.
EP: 1.Optimizing Opioid Stewardship: Unveiling Bias in Language and in Patient-Centered Care
EP: 2.Navigating Opioid Terminology: Charting and Counseling Best Practices
EP: 3.Empowering Pharmacy: Addressing Biases and Enhancing Opioid Stewardship
EP: 4.Strategies for Positive Change in Opioid Prescribing
EP: 5.Balancing Pain Management: Patient-Centric Approach
EP: 6.Optimizing Pain Assessment: Tools and Risk Mitigation
EP: 7.Balancing Opioid Management Challenges for Health Care Professionals
EP: 8.Optimizing Opioid Delivery for Patient Safety
EP: 9.Optimizing Medication Efficiency with Prefilled Syringes
EP: 10.Enhancing Workflows: Cost Savings, Safety, and Collaboration
EP: 11.Compliance and Stewardship: Waste Reduction and Cost Savings
EP: 12.Insights and Strategies Into Optimizing Opioid Management
This is a video synopsis/summary of a Practice Pearls featuring Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, CPEL; Megan Mitchell, PharmD, MS; Stephanie Abel, PharmD, BCPS; and Jennifer Grate, CPhT.
Haumschild invites insights from panelists Mitchell, Grate, and Abel on strategies for health care professionals to optimize patient safety in opioid management. Mitchell stresses holistic patient-centric approaches, language sensitivity, and internal reflection to enhance care quality. Grate emphasizes creating a safe environment for staff, reducing stigma, and promoting support for those facing opioid use disorder. Abel underscores leveraging available resources, engaging in governance structures, addressing bias, and adopting a treatment-focused approach. The importance of open communication and empathetic conversations is highlighted to foster a supportive culture. The panelists collectively emphasize the need for a comprehensive, collaborative, and patient-focused opioid management program. Haumschild expresses gratitude to the panelists, affirming the value of their insights for the audience in promoting responsible opioid management.
This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by Pharmacy Times® editorial staff.
