Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal Management
Background: Patients with substance use disorders are often encountered in an acute care setting and withdrawal management is important. Available literature reveals inadequate acute management of substance withdrawal due to lack of experience and knowledge of medications. Methods: A quality improve...
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| author | Lindsay A Brust-Sisti Tiffany Khieu Slava Plotkin Marc G Sturgill Sandy Moreau |
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| description | Background: Patients with substance use disorders are often encountered in an acute care setting and withdrawal management is important. Available literature reveals inadequate acute management of substance withdrawal due to lack of experience and knowledge of medications. Methods: A quality improvement project was implemented to improve hospital pharmacists’ knowledge, application, and practice of inpatient opioid and alcohol withdrawal management through provision of didactic and case-based education and implementation of practice based prospective drug utilization review (PDUR). Pharmacists’ knowledge of the management of alcohol and opioid withdrawal was assessed by a 10-item survey pre-and post-intervention. Results: Twenty-one pharmacists completed the education and pre- and post-surveys. Scores for the 21 pharmacists improved significantly, with pre- and post-intervention scores of 7.33 ± 1.98 and 8.86 ± 0.91, respectively ( P = .0035). Most pharmacists completed their required PDUR submission, and several pharmacist interventions were made and accepted post-education. Pharmacists indicated that the education increased their confidence and enabled them to learn new information that could be directly applied to their pharmacy practice. Conclusion: Providing education and requiring a PDUR improved pharmacists’ knowledge, application, and practice of inpatient opioid and alcohol withdrawal management. Re-education or expanded education may be warranted to further increase pharmacists’ competence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89d11dcc528546fbbe685af447e762612023-10-31T17:03:19ZengSAGE PublishingSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment1178-22182023-10-011710.1177/11782218231206119Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal ManagementLindsay A Brust-Sisti0Tiffany Khieu1Slava Plotkin2Marc G Sturgill3Sandy Moreau4Jersey City Medical Center, Pharmacy Department, Jersey City, NJ, USAJersey City Medical Center, Pharmacy Department, Jersey City, NJ, USAJersey City Medical Center, Pharmacy Department, Jersey City, NJ, USAClinical Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USAJersey City Medical Center, Pharmacy Department, Jersey City, NJ, USABackground: Patients with substance use disorders are often encountered in an acute care setting and withdrawal management is important. Available literature reveals inadequate acute management of substance withdrawal due to lack of experience and knowledge of medications. Methods: A quality improvement project was implemented to improve hospital pharmacists’ knowledge, application, and practice of inpatient opioid and alcohol withdrawal management through provision of didactic and case-based education and implementation of practice based prospective drug utilization review (PDUR). Pharmacists’ knowledge of the management of alcohol and opioid withdrawal was assessed by a 10-item survey pre-and post-intervention. Results: Twenty-one pharmacists completed the education and pre- and post-surveys. Scores for the 21 pharmacists improved significantly, with pre- and post-intervention scores of 7.33 ± 1.98 and 8.86 ± 0.91, respectively ( P = .0035). Most pharmacists completed their required PDUR submission, and several pharmacist interventions were made and accepted post-education. Pharmacists indicated that the education increased their confidence and enabled them to learn new information that could be directly applied to their pharmacy practice. Conclusion: Providing education and requiring a PDUR improved pharmacists’ knowledge, application, and practice of inpatient opioid and alcohol withdrawal management. Re-education or expanded education may be warranted to further increase pharmacists’ competence.https://doi.org/10.1177/11782218231206119 |
| spellingShingle | Lindsay A Brust-Sisti Tiffany Khieu Slava Plotkin Marc G Sturgill Sandy Moreau Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal Management Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment |
| title | Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal Management |
| title_full | Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal Management |
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| title_short | Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Application of Substance Withdrawal Management |
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