Opioid Stewardship Toolkit
Guideline · Dec 2020 · 1 min read
In brief
In brief
Quality improvement toolkit for implementing opioid stewardship initiatives in pediatric surgical practice. Focuses primarily on reducing perioperative opioid use in children, with additional resources on safe disposal and education strategies for providers and families.
- Toolkit focuses on opioid stewardship quality improvement, primarily in pediatric perioperative care settings.
- Includes resources on opioid disposal and education for both providers and patients.
- Materials represent institutional approaches; not all are evidence-based or APSA-endorsed.
- Designed for anyone interested in reducing opioid use in children through quality improvement initiatives.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the guideline.
This topic is intended to help anyone who is interested in quality improvement surrounding Opioid Use and Stewardship. While most projects address efforts geared toward decreasing opioid use in the perioperative care of children, other materials are available addressing a variety of topics including opioid disposal and provider/patient education.
Many of the approaches described are evidence based - some are not. These approaches have not been approved by APSA.
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