Journal article
Impact of an Educational Intervention on the Opioid Knowledge and Prescribing Behaviors of Resident Physicians
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), v 14(3), pp e23508-e23508
26 Mar 2022
PMID: 35494931
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Abstract
Objectives: The opioid epidemic is a multifactorial issue, which includes pain mismanagement. Resident physician education is essential in addressing this issue. We aimed to analyze the effects of an educational intervention on the knowledge and potential prescribing habits of emergency medicine (EM), general surgery (GS), and internal medicine residents (IM).
Methods: Resident physicians were provided with educational materials and were given pre-tests and post-tests to complete. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze pre-test and post-test responses. Chi-squared analysis was used to identify changes between the pre-tests and post-tests. A p < 0.05 value was considered statistically significant.
Results: Following the educational intervention, we observed improvement in correct prescribing habits for acute migraine management among emergency medicine residents (from 14.8% to 38.5%). Among general surgery residents, there was a significant improvement in adherence to narcotic amounts determined by recent studies for sleeve gastrectomy (p= 0.01) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (p= 0.002). Additionally, we observed a decrease in the number of residents who would use opioids as a first-line treatment for migraines, arthritic joint pain, and nephrolithiasis.
Discussion: Resident physicians have an essential role in combating the opioid epidemic. There was a significant improvement in various aspects of opioid-related pain management among emergency medicine, internal medicine, and general surgery residents following the educational interventions. We recommend that medical school and residency programs consider including opioid-related pain management in their curricula.
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- Title
- Impact of an Educational Intervention on the Opioid Knowledge and Prescribing Behaviors of Resident Physicians
- Creators
- Pankti P AcharyaBrianna R FramJenna R AdalbertAshima OzaPrashanth PalvannanEvan NardoneNicole CaltabianoJennifer LiaoAsif M Ilyas
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), v 14(3), pp e23508-e23508
- Publisher
- Cureus
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000778468900017
- Other Identifier
- 991021838140604721
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- Clinical Neurology