opiod presentation

· Many of you have done an excellent job with the first research exercise and now it is time for the second one. It is a little more difficult to understand the intent of this exercise, so I am going to give you my take on it here. To begin with, you reviewed the CDC site and summarized an article about improving the quality of care in relation to Opioid prescribing guidelines and/or prescription drug monitoring. For this second exercise you are to take your research findings (CDC site and article) and prepare a SWOT Analysis for a real or imaginary health care organization in relation to its preparedness for improving the Opioid Overdose crisis.  In doing so, I found the video about doing a SWOT analysis very helpful but you can use any SWOT format you prefer.

      After your title slide, use the second slide to state the intent or thesis of your powerpoint presentation.  Include what you see as the purpose/point of the presentation and how this analysis will provide a status of your hospital's preparedness.  You should also provide some background on the opioid situation. Then follow with specific strengths and weakness of your institution as well as the threats the crisis presents and the opportunities that can be taken. The intent is to direct the hospital's focus toward the need for physicians' prescribing guidelines and a hospital-wide prescription drug monitoring component that is included in their quality management program.  In essence addressing the opioid issue is an opportunity to address a threat.