Appropriate Use of Immediate-Release vs. Extended Release Opioids

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, 2022, when initiating opioid therapy clinicians should prescribe immediate-release (IR) opioids instead of extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids, which are slower acting medications with a longer duration of pain relieving action.

This guide provides definitions for opioid naïve and tolerant, identifies key differences between IR and ER/LA opioids, guides transitioning from IR to ER/LA, offers treatment pearls including opioid tapering algorithms, patient education and opioid disposal, provides comprehensive tables for commonly used IR and ER/LA opioids, and includes a morphine milligram equivalent conversion table.

LINKS Portfolio: Falls Prevention

Knowledge Sharers education materials and guidance to help spread awareness about health topics relevant to your community members and support population health.

Falls Prevention: What You Need to Know

Help spread awareness about falls and what patients/community members can do to prevent them with this fact sheet.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VcNKowdTNedIMkH4QhbhOafENoJsLJt7/view?usp=drive_link

Falls Prevention Presentation

This PowerPoint presentation is about falls prevention and can be adapted to fit the needs of your specific audience or community.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LGNfeZstiEO5Pk38CYIQCg1hvXcF4uk8/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=103685187999998386862&rtpof=true&sd=true

LINKS Portfolio: Immunization

The IPRO QIN-QIO has prepared educational materials to help spread awareness about health topics relevant to your community members and to support population health.

The following educational materials are intended to be adopted/adapted and shared to increase awareness about immunizations and enhance the health of your community:

Immunization Issue Brief

Help spread awareness about the importance of vaccines to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases and promote healthy communities.

Adult Immunization Presentation

This PowerPoint presentation is about immunization and why it matters. The presentation slides can be adapted to fit the needs of your specific audience or community.

Handout Adult Immunization Card

This resource can be provided to consumers/patients to record and track their immunizations.

Handout: COVID-19 Updated Vaccine What You Need to Know Flyer

This handout can be provided to patients/consumers who want to know more about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Handout: Influenza Vaccine What You Need to Know Flyer

This handout can be provided to patients/consumers who want to know more about the influenza vaccine.

Handout Pneumococcal Vaccine What You Need to Know Flyer

This handout can be provided to patients/consumers who want to know more about the pneumococcal vaccine.

My After Nursing Home Care Plan

Discharge Planning tool completed by nursing home interdisciplinary teams with the patient and caregiver throughout the discharge planning process. Adapted based on materials from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Project RED (Re-engineered Discharge), and the Coleman Transitions Intervention in support of the Special Innovation Project: Improving Nursing Home Discharges Back to The Community Implementation Guide.

Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit

The hospital discharge is a complex process requiring integrated communications among the inpatient care team, primary care team, community services, the patient, and the patient’s caregivers. The RED Toolkit has been expanded to provide complete implementation guidance and adapted to address language barriers, cross-cultural issues, and disparities in health care communication and trust. The toolkit now includes five additional tools that provide step-by-step instructions as a springboard for hospitals to proactively address avoidable readmissions.