As the opioid crisis grew into a national epidemic, the nine pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Akron Children’s began analyzing their own pain prescribing practices and how they compared with peers. This led to a standardized protocol that has reduced the amount of narcotics being prescribed by 54 percent. “The opioid epidemic, a multifactorial issue with […]
Pharmacist serves on disaster medical assistance team in Houston after Hurricane Harvey
While many of us sat watching television coverage of the flooding in Houston – feeling helpless – JoEllen “Jody” Weilnau, a pharmacy clinical coordinator – was mobilized, on the ground in Houston and helping with triage. Since 2009, Jody has been a member of a disaster medical assistance team (DMAT) as part of the National […]
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