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The WHA Quality Center is a dedicated space to find up-to-date information on quality and patient safety resources, tools, educational opportunities such as webinars, information on events, news and updates from the WHA chief quality officer and staff.
 
Visit the WHA Quality Center or copy and paste this link into your browser    https://www.hwha.org/quality/health-care-quality-resource-center
 
*Note: If this is your first time visiting the Quality Center, you will be asked to enter your first and last name, email address, and to create a password. After creating your account, you will receive a welcome email from wha-quality-center@mn.co. This is a legitimate email address and is NOT spam.
 
For easy access to the content, bookmark the page or visit WHA - Quality & Patient Safety and click the Quality Center tile.
 
Sepsis Town Hall
When: April 15, 2024 – 2 - 3 p.m.
Register here.
This is a one-hour interactive question and answer session that will be led by Dr. Bobby Redwood, WHA physician quality improvement advisor. During this live session, you will have an opportunity to ask Dr. Redwood questions and engage with others on sepsis updates and evidence informed practices.
 
On-Demand Sepsis Education Mini-Series
There is a sepsis education mini-series available on demand. These short, self-paced videos, developed by Dr. Bobby Redwood, are available via the WHA Quality Center Sepsis Space, in the Training/Ed. tab.
 
Reducing the Risk of Opioid Use Disorder Overdose and Death-The Opioid Epidemic 2024 Update Discussion Forum
When: April 24, 2024 – 2 – 3 p.m.
Register here. An invite with the Microsoft Teams link to join the event will be emailed to you prior to the event. 
 
This is a one-hour interactive question and answer session that will be led by Dr. Bobby Redwood, WHA physician quality improvement advisor. During this live session, you will have an opportunity to ask Dr. Redwood questions and engage with other Wisconsin hospital providers on Medication Opioid Use Disorder evidence informed practices.
 
On-demand Opioid Use Disorder Overdose and Death self-paced training videos
A self-paced Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) training program developed by Dr. Bobby Redwood, ED Physician and WHA Advisor, designed for pharmacists, physicians, other advanced healthcare professionals responsible for or interested in the management of patient care associated with MOUD, as well as others on the care team interested in learning more about MOUD. You can access this 7-part webinar series via the WHA Quality Center by clicking on the Opioid Use Disorder Overdose and Death Quality Center Space. Click on the Training/Ed. tab at the top of the page to access the recordings. You are encouraged to listen to these recordings prior to the April 24 and join the live Reducing the Risk of Opioid Use Disorder Overdose and Death-The Opioid Epidemic 2024 Update Discussion Forum. 
 
Topics include:

1. Reducing the Risk of Opioid Use Disorder Overdose and Death-The Opioid Epidemic 2024 Update
2. Opioid Prescribing Guidelines – Keeping the Medicine Cabinets Empty
3. Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) – Avoiding the initial exposure to opioids in any clinical setting
4. Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) – Avoiding the initial exposure to opioids in the ED or Hospital Setting
5. Harm Reduction – Minimizing Collateral Damage in the Throws of Opioid Use Disorder
6. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder – Minimizing Cravings to Facilitate a Return to Functional Living
7. Stigma, Unconscious Bias, and SDoH in OUD – Integrating care for opioid use disorder into mainstream medicine

 
Mental Health & Addiction Physician Resources
WHA Quality Center has many resources available for opioid and substance use misuse management, found on the Mental Health & Addiction space.
 
Resources include:

• Substance Use Clinical Support Lunch and Learn Series
• Substance Use Disorders Management Boot Camp
• Monthly Office Hours - Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 - 1 p.m. Provided by Dr. Randy Brown, UW-Madison, who specializes in the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders. Dr. Brown will be available to provide clinical support on questions such as managing patients with at-risk alcohol use and use disorder, prescription-controlled substance issues, Opioid Use/Substance Use management, and more. Questions can be on broader management topics or specific to a patient in your care. Click Monthly Office Hours for more information or join by Zoom meeting: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97393324216?pwd=cUNMRk9XdnlKWlhUVnU0bGxPaVA4Zz09 Or by phone at 608-263-6558.