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Close Up on Pathways to Safer Opioid Use: A Provider's Perspective

Posted on April 12, 2018 by ODPHP

Dr. Kristin Anderson

Prescription opioid-related deaths are considered to be one of the leading preventable public health problems in the United States. To help the health care community address this critical issue, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) developed the Pathways to Safer Opioid Use training...

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Watch Our Webinar Recording to Learn More About Preventing Adverse Drug Events

Posted on March 1, 2018 by ODPHP

Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a significant public health problem, and they can happen in any health care setting. During transitions of care, when a patient moves from one health care setting to the next, ADEs are the cause of approximately 2 in 3 post-discharge complications. About half of these complications are preventable...

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