Safe Opioid Prescribing for Pediatric Patients: An Interprofessional Learning Activity.

INTRODUCTION

An innovative online course on safe opioid prescribing for pediatric patients was designed by an interprofessional team of experts for an interprofessional target audience of clinicians in Wisconsin.

METHODS

The 2-hour accredited course included recorded TED Talks-style presentations and interactive patient cases. A total of 227 course completers responded to pre- and posttests and a 20-item Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Scale (ICCAS). A Fisher exact test was used to compare pre/post first-attempt test responses and a 2-tailed t test compared the before/after ratings of ICCAS statements.

RESULTS

Improvement on pre/posttest assessment was not significant. ICCAS showed significant increase of interprofessional competence for each statement.

DISCUSSION: Interprofessional learning can be effectively incorporated in opioid-related continuing education.