Utilizing data and technical support to improve opioid stewardship
Opioid learning network series - session 4
About
With the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ (DHS) upcoming release of the 2020 opioid prescribing reports this month, there’s never been a better time to discuss the importance of leveraging data and health information technology to drive best practices in opioid prescribing. Utilizing data and tracking metrics of success, providers can promote transparency, improve systems, and create better patient outcomes. EMR’s can be customized to simplify the process and provide the necessary tools for care teams. Learn how to track metrics and use technology to identify opportunities for improvement with Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM, attending emergency physician and assistant clinical director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Kelly Black, MA, BS, program manager for opioid treatment at Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota.
Objectives
- Discuss the importance of utilizing data and technical support to drive improvement in opioid prescribing.
- Identify how to track, monitor, and report key quality metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and assess progress in opioid stewardship efforts.
- Determine how the EMR can be leveraged to assist and support healthcare clinicians’ efforts to implement evidence- based practices in pain management and opioid prescribing.
Speakers
Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM is an attending emergency physician and assistant clinical director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is the director of B-CORE: The Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Approach and Education Program. Dr. Weiner completed his residency training at the Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and MPH degree at Harvard School of Public Health. He is on the executive board of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians. His research focuses on technological innovations that improve the care of ED patients presenting with pain, including usage and optimization of online prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and tablet-based screening tools.
Kelly Black, MA, BS is the program manager for opioid treatment at Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Kelly is responsible for leading Essentia Health system’s opioid stewardship strategic initiatives addressing topics crossing all forms of prescribing, related state legislation, and includes the development and assessment of treatment models for pain and addiction including the integration of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within primary care.
Recommended to attend
Opioid stewardship champions and health care professionals that are interested in learning about improving their organization’s opioid stewardship program, including pharmacists, emergency medicine professionals, mental health and addiction providers, physicians, nurses, and quality improvement teams.
Continuing education
As an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor, MHA can help attending physicians and physician assistants receive continuing certification (MOC) credit from their respective specialty board for work related to opioid stewardship, including participation in this webinar.
The program has been designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements for a total of one contact hour.
Fee
- Complimentary for MHA member hospitals and health systems
- $35 per person for associate members
- $75 per person for nonmembers
Future events in the Opioid Learning Network series
All webinars will be held 1 - 2 p.m., CDT
- Jun. 23 - Taping, opioid use disorder (OUD) and medication assisted therapy (MAT)
- Aug 25 - Community engagement and addressing barriers in implementation and adherence
Registration deadline
Please register by noon on the day before the webinar to ensure timely delivery of access instructions.
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