Strategies for Positive Change in Opioid Prescribing

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

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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 discusses the importance of positive change in opioid stewardship. Acknowledging challenges, Abel highlights emotional responses and aversion to change as obstacles, suggesting strategies like active listening, deferral of discussions, and incorporating change management principles. Mitchell encourages clinicians to be agents of change, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. Mitchell introduces the concept of total pain, emphasizing the multidimensional nature of pain and suffering. The panel stresses the importance of addressing psychological, social, and existential factors, requiring an interdisciplinary approach. Haumschild concludes by emphasizing the significance of a holistic care model for patient success. Practitioners are urged to seek resources from organizations like the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists or the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists and become agents of change in their practice settings.

This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by Pharmacy Times^® editorial staff.