Our pharmacist-led pain stewardship team helps ensure safer, more effective pain management. By supporting clinicians with evidence-based prescribing and clearer access to monitoring tools, the program helps patients receive appropriate pain relief while lowering opioid-related risks.
UC Addiction Center
Pain Stewardship
Optimize pain management to improve outcomes and decrease the burden of opioid-related harm within our community and patient population.
Pain Stewardship
Safer Pain Management and Fewer Opioids After Surgery
Founded in 2019, Pain Stewardship helps reduce unnecessary opioid use after surgery while ensuring pain control is effective. The team supports safer prescribing guided by national standards, helping patients receive the relief they need with a lower risk of opioid-related harm.
Pain Stewardship
Pharmacist-Led Care Across UC Health
Pharmacists with advanced training guide pain stewardship to support safer care. The team helps our clinicians use the prescription drug monitoring program and expands access to addiction treatment resources so patients experience more effective care across our entire system.
Pain Stewardship
Education and Naloxone Access to Improve Safety
The program strengthens patient education for people using pain medicines and supports those living with substance use disorders. It also expands naloxone availability throughout UC Health and in the community so more people have access to overdose-reversal medication when it’s needed most.
Our Specialties
- Our Pain Stewardship Specialties
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Authoring Breakthroughs
Safer Pain Management and Opioid Use
Our Unique Approach
Pain Stewardship Impact
Advancing safer pain management and opioid stewardship across UC Health.
2019
Program founded to improve pain management and opioid safety
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Mission to support safer pain care and reduce opioid-related risks
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Pharmacist leaders guide with advanced specialty training
Focus
Systemwide to serve patients throughout UC Health and Cincinnati
Featured Specialty
Pain Stewardship Supports Safer Opioid Care
Pain Stewardship promotes safer pain care by reducing unnecessary opioid use and improving monitoring across UC Health. Founded in 2019, it supports effective pain relief while lowering opioid-related risks so patients can recover with confidence and clearer guidance.
Featured Benefit
Pharmacist-Led Pain Stewardship Across UC Health
Pharmacists guide safer pain management by supporting evidence-based prescribing and monitoring. Their work strengthens consistency across clinics and helps patients get effective relief with fewer opioid-related risks.