In this Opioid Action Center podcast, Amanda Hays, BD, hosts Dr. Elizabeth Rebello, MD Anderson, and Dr. Dominic Carollo, Ochsner Health, to discuss substance abuse disorder in the surgical setting and the associated risks to patient and staff safety. They share their thoughts on why OR and Procedural Areas create unique challenges to monitoring for potential drug diversion, their frontline experiences, how they support efforts in their organizations to raise awareness and have successfully implemented technology and processes that help prevent and detect drug diversion.
Interviewees:
Dr. Elizabeth Rebello, MD Anderson Anesthesia, APSF
Dr. Dominic Carollo, Ochsner Health
Moderator: Amanda Hays, PharmD, BD