The toolkit includes resources for hospitals and health systems to share with clinicians and patients, providing them with information and case examples to tackle the opioid epidemic.
The information is grouped under eight topics:
● Clinician education on prescribing practices
● Nonopioid pain management
● Addressing stigma
● Treatment options for opioid use disorders
● Patient, family and caregiver education
● Transitions of care
● Safeguarding against diversion
● Collaborating with communities
Each topic includes numerous resources, national and state guidelines, training, simulations and case examples.
From 2000 to 2015, more than half a million people died from drug overdoses, according to the CDC.
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Nevada allocates more than $1M for state opioid epidemic initiative
Bon Secours hospital cuts opioid use 80% with surgical recovery program
Gov. John Kasich says Ohio might include drug distributors in opioid lawsuit after ’60 Minutes’ report
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