Every Day is Drug Take Back Day
Talk to your patients about National Drug Take Back Day Do you know that many people hold on to unused or expired medicines? Do you know that most people that […]
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Opioids
New! CMS Podcast Series on Opioid Use Disorder Management in Hospital Settings
No community is untouched by the opioid crisis. That’s why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to supporting your work with resources that add value for
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Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid-Involved Breathing Emergency
The IPRO QIN-QIO and the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy invite you to join us for a virtual event: Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid-Involved Breathing Emergency Thursday,
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The Patient’s Perspective: Whole Person Care Addressing Chronic Pain
September is National Pain Awareness Month. To bring awareness to the importance of individualized, multidisciplinary, and multimodal approaches to pain care, we posed questions about life with chronic pain and
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Ensuring Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment through the Continuum Webinar Series
More than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries had a diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2020.However, fewer than one in five received medication to treat this condition. In addition, the
IPRO NQIIC Invites You to Join the Opioid Stewardship Affinity Group
WHAT IS AN AFFINITY GROUP?Affinity Groups highlight best practices, resources, and successful solutions to challenges. Opioid Stewardship Affinity Group attendees will: DATES, TIMES, TOPICS AND SMEs August 14, 202311 am
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Ensuring Equitable Care: Understanding the Role of Trauma and Stigma in the Lives of Residents with a History of Addiction and Chronic Pain
IPRO and the Opioid Response Network (ORN) have developed an education series for use by nursing home staff educators. Our goal is to provide a resource to nursing homes/medical rehabilitation
New England Innovations and Best Practices in Reducing Opioid Related Harm
According to CDC[1], more than 5,000 individuals died from opioid overdose deaths in New England last year. Providers addressing the resurging opioid epidemic know it takes a village to solve
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The IPRO NQICC Invites You to Join the Opioid Stewardship Affinity Group
In the United States, during the time period between 1999 and 2020, more than 263,000 people died from overdoses involving prescription opioids. As many as one in four people receiving
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Meet the Team: Anne Myrka
Meet Anne Myrka RPh, MAT, Senior Director of Drug Safety and Chronic Disease Management for IPRO. Anne has been in the healthcare field for 30 years. Her experience includes roles
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Complete the Opioid & Pain Management Self-Assessment
An important focus of our work is spreading strategies for implementing opioid and pain management best practices. We are opening up our self-assessment to new initiative participants. If you’ve completed
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IPRO QIN-QIO Webinar on Sept 22: Opioid and Pain Management Best Practices, Now with Webinar Recording
An important focus of our work is spreading strategies for implementing opioid and pain management best practices. Both naloxone and medications for opioid use disorder, such as buprenorphine, are proven