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A Systematic Review of Concomitant Opioid and Sedative or Skeletal Muscle Relaxant Use on Patient Outcomes in Chronic NON-Malignant PAIN
(2021)Purpose: Multiple studies show risks with concomitant opioid and benzodiazepine use in the general population, but few discusses effect of opioids with other sedatives, when policies are not in consensus. This review is a ... -
Patient-Physician Trust
(2021)Purpose: This literature review explores factors contributing to the patient-physician relationship from the perspective of both patient and physician. Methods: A literature review was created from initial PubMed search ... -
Quality Improvement: Examining Reduction of High Risk Medication Use in an Elderly Population
(2021)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to decrease the use of high-risk medications in adults age 65 and older. Polypharmacy is a potentially dangerous problem facing older patients in the United States; addressing high ... -
QI project to reduce prescription of high risk medications for type 2 diabetes in patients over 65 years old
(2021)Purpose Patients over the age of 65 are at risk of hypoglycemia, which can increase risk of death. The objective of this project is to change high-risk medication (HRM) prescription, in diabetic patients over 65 years old, ... -
Patient Safety in the Hospital Pharmacy Setting: Overcoming Barriers and Identifying Solutions
(2021)Objective: The World Health Organization states that as many as 1 in 10 patients in high income countries are harmed while receiving hospital care. The purpose of this study is to understand the types of structural barriers ... -
How Dirty is Your Phone?–Evaluating Healthcare Workers' Cell Phone Use & Cleanliness in an Ambulatory Clinic
(2021)Purpose: Preventable medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 251,000 lives annually. Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) account for nearly 40% of this population, costing ... -
Tools to Reduce High-Risk Medication Use in Patients 65 Years and Older
(2021)Purpose: With increased use of medications in the elderly, it is important to conduct a medication review at each visit and review changing recommendations for different patient populations. The purpose of this enhancement ... -
Assessing Fall Events in Geriatric Cancer Patients who are Prescribed an Opioid and/or Benzodiazepine
(2021)IRBexempt#2020-013. Purpose: Opioids & benzodiazepines are commonly used in cancer pain treatment however their sedating effects increase a patient's fall risk. BEERS criteria was established to reduce adverse events related ... -
Implementation of a Pre-Operative Huddle at a Level 1 Trauma Center
(2021)Purpose: Medical errors resulting in patient harm occur frequently. Surgery is a high-risk specialty that requires standardization of communication and processes to decrease errors. We sought to determine whether the ... -
Fall Risk Screening in the Elderly
(2021)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to increase fall screening for patients over the age of 65. Elderly individuals are at increased risk for falling, and at an increased risk of injury from falls. We set out to ...
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