Research Highlight – Opioid Stewardship Program

Research Highlight – Opioid Stewardship Program

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Research Highlight – Opioid Stewardship Program

Research Highlight – Opioid Stewardship Program 1024 683 Health Services Los Angeles County

Congratulations to physicians from LA Health Services who recently published a Research Letter in the December 14, 2022 edition of JAMA Surgery:

DeUgarte, D.A., Fleischman, R., McCollough, M., Ault, G., Rolfe, K., de Virgilio, C. (2022). Assessment of an Opioid Stewardship Program on Perioperative Opioid Prescribing in a Safety-Net Health System. JAMA Surgery doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4499

The study was led by researchers at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and conducted at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, LA General Medical Center and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. The link to the article can be found here. A subscription may be required to view the full article.