Managing Acute Pain and Opioid Risks Following Wisdom Teeth Extraction : An Illustrative Case

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Introduction: The opioid epidemic has awakened educators to the insufficiency of training in the areas of pain management and substance use disorders within the curricula of health sciences schools. The University of Pittsburgh Center of Excellence in Pain Education created an online educational module focusing on factors contributing to the opioid epidemic and the role of robust interprofessional communication in avoiding common practitioner errors.

Methods: The 1-hour module created by an interprofessional team comprised a pretest, video presentation featuring case vignettes, posttest, and learner satisfaction survey. The content of the module focused on four core concepts: (1) managing acute perioperative pain, (2) maximizing opioid safety, and (3) identifying and (4) managing suspected opioid abuse and diversion.

Results: Data were obtained from 250 dental, pharmacy, and nursing students from the University of Pittsburgh who completed the module as part of their respective profession-specific curricula. Results collapsed across the three school-specific implementations indicated an average increase in knowledge test scores from pre- to posttest (Z = -8.82, p < .001). In addition, the learner satisfaction data revealed an overall positive response to the module, with students commenting that they enjoyed the module and felt it provided them with a valuable learning experience.

Discussion: Learner outcomes and feedback suggest that our interprofessional team was successful in creating an effective learning module applicable to several health care professions, namely, pharmacy, dentistry, and nursing. Future studies might address the application of the knowledge gained to actual patient care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources - 15(2019) vom: 22. Nov., Seite 10855

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pruskowski, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Childers, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Paul A [VerfasserIn]
Zemaitis, Michael A [VerfasserIn]
Bauer, Richard E [VerfasserIn]
Deverts, Denise J [VerfasserIn]
Elnicki, D Michael [VerfasserIn]
Levine, Steven C [VerfasserIn]
Kaufman, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Dziabiak, Michael P [VerfasserIn]
Spallek, Heiko [VerfasserIn]
Weiner, Debra K [VerfasserIn]
Horvath, Zsuzsa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Interprofessional
Journal Article
Opioid Education, Opioids
Opioid Misuse
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Pain Management
Primary Care
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Substance Abuse/Addiction

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.07.2020

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10855

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305332090