Improving Patient Safety in the Opioid Crisis

In an ongoing response to the increased misuse of opioids and related deaths, the DuPage County Health Department hosted a symposium, Improving Patient Safety in the Opioid Crisis: What is the Prescriber’s Role? on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Medinah Shrine Center in Addison, IL. Attendees learned about the history, scope and causes of the opioid crisis, how to apply evidence-based guidelines for pain management and had a better understanding of the prescriber’s role in managing the use of opioids, and more.

Presentation Resources

  1. How Illinois is Addressing the Opioid Crisis (PDF)
  2. Opioid Neuroscience - Pain Control Versus Euphoria, Adults Versus Adolescents (PDF)
  3. Role of Primary Care Physicians in Managing Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Disorder and Referral for Treatment (PDF)
  4. Safe Prescribing - Opioid Efficacy and the Prescribers Role (PDF)
  5. The Public Health Response to Opioid Use Disorder in DuPage County (PDF)