Addressing Opioid Epidemic Through Interprofessional Education and Communication Is Key

Kaufman, Robert R.

doi:10.1097/jan.0000000000000284

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“…This paper described a workshop that builds on a call for interprofessional education focused on opioids (Kaufman, 2019) and helps to extend the emerging literature regarding empirically evaluated opioid-specific interprofessional education opportunities (Brooks et al, 2017;Fusco et al, 2019;Hager et al, 2018;Monteiro et al, 2017). We find statistically significant increases in all four outcome variables measured among students who attended a two-and-a-half-hour interprofessional workshop.…”

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Interprofessional Learning Opportunity Regarding Pain and the Opioid Epidemic

Stoddard-Dare

DeBoth²,

Wendland³

et al. 2020

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An interprofessional response is needed to mitigate the deleterious effects of the opioid epidemic. Here we describe an interprofessional workshop for n=307 students from social work, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology designed to help prepare professionals to work competently in interprofessional teams while serving clients impacted by substance misuse. A total of n=201 participants provided informed consent and completed a pre- and post-test electronic survey to measure the influence of the interprofessional workshop. Findings from a paired sample t-test reveal statistically significant differences at post-test regarding participant’s self-described confidence 1) identifying their values and beliefs as they relate to substance misuse, 2) responding appropriately when interacting with someone with problematic substance use, 3) quickly finding local harm reduction resources, and 4) quickly finding local, available treatment resources for a person struggling with addiction. These findings suggest this educational curriculum is valuable in achieving its stated goals. Although future research is needed, findings from this study may be useful to health education systems across the country. This interprofessional education program can be emulated to aid in developing confidence in students and seasoned professionals in the healthcare workforce.

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Interprofessional Learning Opportunity Regarding Pain and the Opioid Epidemic

Stoddard-Dare

DeBoth²,

Wendland³

et al. 2020

ASW

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“…Over 700,000 people died in the United States from drug overdoses between 1999 and 2017, a national public healthcare crisis 1 . In response to the ongoing opioid crisis, an interprofessional team-based pain management approach is required which includes physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers 2 . Of all the providers, pharmacists are in a strong position to support ongoing pain management efforts.…”

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“…1 In response to the ongoing opioid crisis, an interprofessional team-based pain management approach is required which includes physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers. 2 Of all the providers, pharmacists are in a strong position to support ongoing pain management efforts. Pharmacists or pharmacy technicians interact more with patients compared to primary care providers; patients visit pharmacies 1.5 to 10 times more than their physicians which allow pharmacists more opportunities to counsel or educate patients.…”

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Physician-approved protocols increase naloxone dispensing rates

et al. 2022

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ObjectiveTo measure the impact of the implementation of a law that allows pharmacists to provide naloxone under a physician-approved protocol on naloxone dispensing rates in an all-payer population across the United States.MethodsPrescription claims from a national grocery chain for 31 states and Area Heath Resource File were used for this retrospective study. The study sample included all patients who filled at least one naloxone prescription during the study period from July 16, 2014 to January 16, 2017. A stepwise autoregression was performed for 30 consecutive months to evaluate the change in naloxone prescription dispensing rate. The primary independent variable was “implementation of the physician-approved protocol.” The primary outcome measure was the rate of naloxone prescriptions dispensed per month per state. Secondary outcome measures were naloxone dispensing rates by each payer.ResultsNumber of patients who received naloxone prescriptions in the states with physician-approved protocol was 423% higher compared to states without the protocol. The overall model showed that the naloxone dispensing rate was 6 times higher in the states with a physician-approved protocol. In the payer-based models, comparing states with and without protocol, the dispensing rate was highest for Medicare (9.0 times) followed by Private (4.6 times), Medicaid (3.2 times), and Cash (3.1 times). The number of prescriptions dispensed in the low-employment states with the protocol was 17.59 times higher compared to states without the protocol.ConclusionsImplementation of physician-approved protocol was strongly associated with an increase in naloxone dispensing rates, especially in the low-employment states.

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