Description
Chronic Opioid Therapy (COT) programs are intended to reduce risks of opioid misuse and may potentially decrease acute care utilization. This study was meant to evaluate a quality improvement initiative to implement guideline-based policies for delivering chronic opioid therapy in a primary care setting. A series of surveys were developed to assess changes in clinician satisfaction, attitudes, and beliefs following implementation of COT guidelines.
Learning Objective: After participating in this session, the learner should be better able to evaluate and reflect on their own current approaches for helping manage the opioid epidemic starting at their own primary care settings. Learners can implement changes to their approaches using the Chronic Opioid Therapy (COT) delivery at Mayo Clinic as an example. Attendees will be able to learn the attitudes and beliefs regarding the delivery of COT from clinicians and ancillary health staff. Physicians and learners will be better equipped to decide which parts of COT they would like to implement if any.
Authors:
Sravya Ponnapalli (Presenter)
Arizona State University
Andrew Johnson, Arizona State University
Stephen LaCour, Arizona State University
Barbara Ruddy, Mayo Clinic
Heather Fields, Mayo Clinic
Anita Murcko, Arizona State University
Adela Grando, Arizona State University
Patricia Davis, Mayo Clinic
Mark Wallace, Mayo Clinic
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