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2022 Mar


Cureus


14


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Impact of an Educational Intervention on the Opioid Knowledge and Prescribing Behaviors of Resident Physicians.

Authors

Acharya PP, Fram BR, Adalbert JR, Oza A, Palvannan P, Nardone E, Caltabiano N, Liao J, Ilyas AM
Cureus. 2022 Mar; 14(3):e23508.
PMID: 35494931.

Abstract

The opioid epidemic is a multifactorial issue, which includes pain mismanagement. Resident physician education is essential in addressing this issue. We aimed to analyze the effects of an educational intervention on the knowledge and potential prescribing habits of emergency medicine (EM), general surgery (GS), and internal medicine residents (IM).