- Describe barriers for Urgent Care providers in improving opioid and antibiotic prescribing stewardship.
- Recognize the value of clinical metrics in influencing providers' opioid and antibiotic prescribing behaviors.
- Recognize the value of educational materials and standardized prescribing guidelines in influencing providers' opioid and antibiotic prescribing behaviors.
- Develop strategies for implementing similar practices for education and monitoring in regards to opioid and antibiotic prescribing that can be implemented in your clinical environment.
- Recognize the importance of evidence-based prescribing practices of opioids and systemic antibiotics as they apply to patient safety.
Recorded for the 2018 Urgent Care Fall Conference
53 minutes of synced audio and PowerPoint
Course Description:Antibiotic and opioid stewardship are among the most significant quality challenges in Urgent Care and have considerable implications for patient safety. Using case studies, we will discuss strategies used to dramatically improve prescribing practices among providers in a large, regional urgent care network.
Speaker: Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FAAEM, FACEP
Dr. Russell is a practicing Board Certified Emergency Physician and fellow of both AAEM and ACEP. He is serving as the physician leader for education and quality for GoHealth/Legacy Urgent Care in Metro Portland, Oregon. He is a regular contributor on the Urgent Care - Reviews and Perspectives (UCRAP) podcast.
He has expertise in Urgent Care to Emergency referral processes and provider education and development. He has additional specific interests in clinician wellness, preventative medicine and the disruptive potential of incorporating the study of meta- cognition, communication strategies, and behavioral psychology into clinical practice.
Disclosures:
None
1 CME
Designation Statement
The Urgent Care Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
The Urgent Care Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Submitting for Credit:
If you would like to submit for credit above, you complete the 5 question knowledge test and answer 3 out of 5 correctly. Your certificate will be available under My Credits in your UCA profile and your credit will be placed in your profile under “Professional Development” of click on “My Credits”.
Please email education@ucaoa.org with questions.