A retrospective quantitative implementation evaluation of Safer Opioid Prescribing, a Canadian continuing education program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuing health professions education (CHPE) is an important policy intervention for the opioid epidemic. Besides effectiveness or impact, health policy implementation should be studied to understand how an intervention was delivered within complex environments. Implementation outcomes can be used to help interpret CHPE effects and impacts, help answer questions of "how" and "why" programs work, and inform transferability. We evaluated Safer Opioid Prescribing (SOP), a national CHPE program, using implementation outcomes of reach, dose, fidelity, and participant responsiveness.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective quantitative implementation evaluation of the 2014-2017 cohorts of SOP. To measure reach and dose, we examined participation and completion data. We u

SUBMITTER: Sud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7880212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature