Resources
Naloxone Saves (Co-Prescribing Naloxone is a Best Practice)
Save a Life! Prescribe Naloxone With Every Opioid! On average, more than 90 Americans die by opioid overdose every day Make prescribing naloxone a UNIVERSAL PRACTICE, with every opioid prescription.
Nursing Home Naloxone Policy & Procedure Toolkit
This naloxone nursing home toolkit is intended to provide easy-to-adapt policies and procedures for nursing homes that need to implement or improve their emergency response to opioid overdose, which includes naloxone administration.
Nursing Home Naloxone Policy & Procedure Toolkit Implementation Checklist
This resource was created to help facilities implement the Nursing Home Naloxone Policy & Procedure Toolkit created by IPRO QIN-QIO. This checklist provides an overview for a process to successfully implement select toolkit contents.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Training
*CE for Physicians and Nurses Available* *NAB Credits Awarded* Overdose/Fentanyl poisoning continues to claim lives. Prevention is key! This event will cover prevention strategies as well as learning to recognize signs and symptoms of opioid overdose and how to respond in this medical emergency. DURING THIS SESSION, ATTENDEES WILL: 1. Identify ways to prevent overdose […]
Affinity Group Event: Patient Safety Series – Nursing Home Naloxone Policy and Procedure Toolkit
SUMMARY: Do you have naloxone policies and procedures at your nursing home? Are they comprehensive? You might be surprised to find out more is needed. This webinar will walk you through a toolkit and the steps to create comprehensive naloxone policies and procedures for your nursing home. THE LEARNER WILL BE ABLE TO: 1. Receive […]
Naloxone Tip Sheet
Naloxone Saves: Tips for Pharmacies to Save Lives with the State Standing Order for Naloxone
Intermountain Health: Opioid Stewardship Health System Perspective
Intermountain Health reduced the number of opioid tablets prescribed to patients in acute pain by 3.8 million in 2018 and nearly 13 million cumulatively through June of 2023, reducing the risk of opioid dependency and misuse in Utah. In the early 2000s, the opioid epidemic hit the state of Utah and saw opioid overdose deaths […]
Athens-Limestone Hospital Committed to Opioid Stewardship and Reducing Patient Harm
Athens-Limestone Hospital, a 71-bed hospital in Athens, Alabama, is improving opioid stewardship by implementing steps to reduce patient harm from opioids through leadership commitment, partnership with physicians and forming an opioid stewardship committee. Previous improvement work in opioid stewardship was not continued during the COVID pandemic as the focus shifted to more urgent matters. An […]