A Multimodal Approach to Reducing Opioid Administration in the Emergency Department

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Authors

Eddie Ford, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Vito Rocco, Beaumont Health
Shanna Jones, Beaumont Health
Patrick Karabon

Description

INTRODUCTION
The United States is battling a deadly epidemic against opioid abuse and misuse, which began as a result of pharmaceutical companies purposely downplaying the addictive potential of their opioid medications. In 2016, a Colorado health care system developed a groundbreaking alternative to opioids (ALTO) protocol for acute pain relief in the Emergency Department (ED). This protocol was adapted and implemented in the Beaumont Troy ED and is the focus of this current study. The primary goal of this study is to characterize the impact of the ALTO protocol on the rate of opioid and non-opioid administration in the ED for acute pain relief.

Publication Date

5-2-2022

Keywords

opioids, emergencies

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine

Recommended Citation

Ford E, Rocco V, Jones J, Karabon P. A Multimodal approach to reducing opioid administration in the emergency department. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2022 May 2; Rochester Hills, MI.

Comments

The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May 2, 2022.