title: A protocol for addressing acute pain and prescribing opioids.
abstract: Physicians across the country are re-examining their role in the prescription opioid abuse problem. In response to growing public awareness about the dangers of opioids, the Minnesota Medical Association formed a Prescription Opioid Management Advisory Task Force. As part of its work, the task force partnered with the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) to develop a protocol for prescribing opioids for acute pain. This article describes the development of the new ICSI Acute Pain Assessment and Appropriate Opioid Prescribing Protocol and highlights key aspects of the protocol, which emphasizes shared decision-making and careful, conservative prescribing.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thorson
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics