Physicians and Health Professionals for Responsible Opioid Prescribing
A mystery that begins with the half-baked idea of an obscure California bureaucrat in the 1930’s and ends with one of the worst public crises in American history. Chicken Little said the sky was falling. And sometimes Chicken Little is […]
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Check out PROP’s YouTube Channel for recordings of PROP seminars and webinars, educational presentations on the history of opioids, the opioid epidemic and University of Washington TelePain series for continuing education on pain management. PROP – Responsible Opioid Prescribing […]
Common surgical procedures are often followed-up with opioid prescriptions for pain management. Prescribing habits for common orthopedic and non-orthopedic surgery have improved, but remain above recommended quantities for several procedures. Better alignment with recommendations for reducing post-surgical opioid prescriptions is […]
Despite warnings from professional organizations and specialties, opioids continue to be inappropriately prescribed for the treatment of migraines, especially when seen in the Emergency Department. Patients given opioids upon ED visits were more likely to return and had a higher […]
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