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Impact Of Continuing Education In Reducing Perceived Challenges To Treating Patients Co-Prescribed Opioids And Benzodiazepines Among Midwest Clinicians, Kyle Stirewalt May 2019

Impact Of Continuing Education In Reducing Perceived Challenges To Treating Patients Co-Prescribed Opioids And Benzodiazepines Among Midwest Clinicians, Kyle Stirewalt

Capstone Experience

Goal

The goal of this Capstone project was to provide meaningful Continuing Education (CE) to clinicians in the Midwest to reduce perceived challenges to safely treating patients co-prescribed opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines

Objectives

Using continuing education, increase clinician knowledge of effective alternative non-opioid and non-benzodiazepine therapies for chronic conditions while increasing clinician comfort in tapering patients off opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines

Methods

A one-hour CE presentation was prepared with the assistance of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NeDHHS) and broadcast to clinicians in the Midwest through a live webinar in coordination with the Great Plains Quality Innovation …