CHSU Student Presents on Improving Opioid Safety

Kwabena Adarkwah, a fourth year College of Pharmacy student at CHSU recently gave a presentation on Improving Opioid Safety with Michigan Opioid Safety Score (MOSS) during his APPE rotation with Community Medical Centers.
Kwabena’s Preceptor, Dr. Ednann Naz said “Kobi’s project looked at improving Opioid Safety by implementing the Michigan Opioid Safety Score. The impetus for this quality improvement initiative comes from the high percentage of opioid related adverse events that have occurred in the United States in the past decade. As such, The Joint Commission has issued a sentinel event warning which mandates hospitals create and follow pain assessment and management standards.” He added “Because CMC is on a mission of becoming a high reliability organization, a new policy for patients at risk of opioid induced respiratory depression (OIRD) along with the implementation of MOSS, they will be one step closer to best practices in patient safety.”
Kwabena’s presentation was well received by physicians, nurses, and pharmacist who attended the session. We are so grateful to our preceptors, such as Dr. Ednann Naz for providing such fantastic learning experiences for our students. To learn more about how to become a preceptor for our College of Pharmacy program, please contact Lily Phanthachack at lphanthachack@chsu.edu