American College of Surgeons Press Release, Physicians Weekly and Media Coverage
February 28, 2022
American College of Surgeons posted a press release to highlight the WPSRC opioid quality improvement project.
Click here to read the article: Ten hospitals reduced opioid prescriptions for children who underwent appendectomy through a quality improvement initiative
Click here to watch the ACS video presentation: Ten hospitals reduce opioid prescriptions for children with appendicitis through QI initiative
Physician’s Weekly featured an article on Consortium’s opioid quality improvement project.
Click here to read the article: Standard Protocol Cuts Opioid Rx After Pediatric Appendectomy
WPSRC’s opioid quality improvement project was also covered by CHLA, Yahoo! and Medscape.
Click here to read the CHLA article: Safely Reducing Opioid Use for Post-Surgical Pain Control in Children
Click here to read the Yahoo! article: Safely Reducing Opioid Use for Post-Surgical Pain Control in Children
Click here to read the Medscape article: Program Curbs Opioid Prescriptions After Appendectomy in Kids