Name
#52 Preserving the Force: A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Opioid Use Disorder in the Military
Content Presented On Behalf Of:
Army
Session Type
Poster
Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Start Time
5:00 PM
End Time
7:00 PM
Location
Prince Georges Expo Hall E
Focus Areas/Topics
Clinical Care, Wellbeing, Trending/Hot Topics or Other not listed
Learning Outcomes
1. Participants will become familiar with the Sole Provider Program.
2. Participants will be able to recall patient inclusion criteria for the Sole Provider Program.
3. Participants will become familiar with the impact of opioid abuse in the military.
4. Participants will learn of staff and patient education to combat opioid use disorder.
5. Participants will learn of alternative measures to patient's pain management.
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Description

Military service members incur combat and noncombat related injuries which may lead to acute or chronic pain. Treatment of these conditions with opioids may place them at risk for opioid use disorder (OUD). Opioid related overdoses among the military community have increased by 50% from 2010 to 2019. Implementation of a Sole Provider Program (SPP) could decrease opioid prescriptions annually, decreasing OUD in the local military healthcare facility. The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a Sole Provider Program to mitigate opioid use disorder in the local military community. The goal of the project was to ensure all at-risk patients was evaluated for inclusion into the Sole Provider Program and prescribed naloxone to at risk patients. Project objectives: 1) Develop policy to outline the SPP program and staff/provider roles. 2) Educate clinic staff and providers on the SPP. 3) Educate patients on SPP, pain management and naloxone use. 4) Analyze Prescription Monitoring Program Utilizer Report to identify patients who meet the criteria for SPP. Implications for practice Advanced Practice Registered Nurses manage and prescribe opioids as appropriate and should play a key role in the development and implementation of the SPP. The SPP is recommended to address the risks of OUD among Veterans receiving care at military installations.