Medication Safety News Posts
June 2023 Calendar of Events
Below is a compilation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network’s education offerings for June 2023. With a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of healthcare, we have quite a few exciting opportunities for healthcare professionals and...
Antibiotic Awareness Facts for Consumers: New Tool Developed by Great Plains QIN
Antibiotics have saved countless lives over the years, but their overuse and misuse have led to a pressing issue: antibiotic resistance. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has developed a new tool to help educate patients and families about antibiotic awareness;...
Help Spread the Word About the Illicit Fentanyl Crisis
Over 250 drug-related deaths occur every day in the United States, and the opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health concern. Fentanyl is involved in more deaths of Americans under 50 than any cause of death, including heart disease, cancer, homicide,...
Effectively Integrating Substance Use Disorder Services into Primary Care – May 25, 2023
Thursday, May 25 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm CT Clinical staff serving American Indian & Alaska Native people are invited to participate in the Effectively Integrating Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services into Primary Care virtual training. Learn more. This 4-hour...
Opioid Prescribing Updated, Adverse Reactions Flagged
The FDA has made several updates to its opioid prescribing information, including new warnings about the possibility for increased pain, which can lead to dangerous adverse reactions, such as respiratory depression. Visit the FDA site for updates on prescribing...
Up Your Protection From Infections I Friday Focus 4 Health May Series
The Friday Focus 4 Health May Series begins on May 5, 2023 Up Your Protection From Infections | 12:15 – 12:45 pm CT Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or augment your current quality improvement efforts. Participants will connect across the...
Friday Focus 4 Health I Life’s Essential 8™ Tools for Quality Improvement
Our Friday Focus 4 Health April Series will feature the Life’s Essential 8™ guidelines, tools and application to improve quality and health outcomes for our patients and residents in the Dakotas. This week we will begin to look into how these tools can be utilized for...
Biden-Harris Administration Designates Fentanyl Combined with Xylazine as an Emerging Threat to the United States
Xylazine’s growing role in overdose deaths nationwide prompts Administration to make this designation for the first time in U.S. history. Access the White House Brief Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has...
April 22 Is National Drug Take Back Day
April 22 is Drug Take Back Day; a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country. On Drug Take Back Day, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) encourages the...
Q-Tips For Your Ears I Five New Episodes
Looking for health care information and quality resources? We added a few more episodes to our new podcast series: Q-Tips For Your Ears. This podcast is designed for everyone – healthcare professionals, patients and family members; sharing basic healthcare information...