PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts Nick Dorich, PharmD interviews Alison R. Knutson, PharmD, BCACP Family Medicine Faculty Medication Management Pharmacist at Park Nicollet Creekside Clinic about opioid management screenings and best screening practices in patients needing pain management on the Quality Corner Show.  Knutson discusses how the comfortability of prescribing  opioids has changed in the past 30 years and what tools are available for healthcare providers to build a successful treatment plan for the patient.

Knutson also explains the value of prescription drug monitoring programs to prescribers and pharmacists. Listen to the full episode 20 of season 2 “Opioid Management Screenings and Primacy Care Team Collaboration” using the embedded player below.

Contact info for Alison Knutson