A comparison of educational events for physicians and nurses in Australia sponsored by opioid manufacturers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational activities for physicians sponsored by opioid manufacturers are implicated in the over- and mis-prescribing of opioids. However, the implications of promotion to nurses are poorly understood. Nurses play a key role in assessing pain, addressing the determinants of pain, and administering opioid medications. We sought to understand the nature and content of pain-related educational events sponsored by opioid manufacturers and to compare events targeting physicians and nurses.

Methods

We conducted a cross sectional, descriptive analysis of pharmaceutical company reports detailing 116,845 sponsored educational events attended by health professionals from 2011 to 2015 in Australia. We included events that were sponsored by manufacturers of prescription opi

SUBMITTER: Grundy Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7971255 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature