Per the notice below, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is holding a free Webinar on opioid stewardship and on rapid response systems as patient safety mechanisms.

Feb. 10 Webinar Will Highlight Evidence on Advancing Rapid Response Systems and Opioid Stewardship

Registration is open for a Webinar on Feb. 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET to highlight AHRQ evidence reports on advancing patient safety in key areas:

• Failure To Rescue – Rapid Response Systems reviews rapid response systems’ impacts on patient safety and clinical outcomes, and ways rapid response systems can be implemented effectively.
• Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship explores the use of prescribed and ordered opioids, including strategies for using these medications effectively and their unintended consequences.

The Webinar will be sponsored by AHRQ’s Patent Safety Network (PSNet), which provides access to patient safety resources, toolkits, opportunities for continuing education, and trainings.  The evidence reports are part of the agency’s Making Healthcare Safer Reports, a series developed to support patient safety improvement efforts across healthcare systems.