A Call for Better Opioid Prescribing Training and Education.
Pain is the most common complaint in the emergency department (ED), and emergency physicians face unique challenges in making opioid-related treatment decisions. Medical students and residents experience significant variation in the quality of education they receive both about opioid prescribing as well as substance-use detection and intervention in the ED. To achieve a better standard of education, clinical educators will need to (a) develop a clearer understanding of the risk for aberrant opioid prescribing in the ED, (b) recognize prescribing bias and promote uptake of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines in their EDs, and
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hazar
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Khidir
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Scott G
SG
Weiner
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid