Briefing: Opioid Alternatives and Harm Reduction in Acute Care Settings

Research Focus

This program targets the urgent clinical need to reduce opioid-related harms in hospitals and emergency departments by establishing and implementing evidence-based alternatives to pharmacological opioid interventions for pain management. The funder seeks to support organizational practices and interventions that shift acute care settings toward multimodal pain treatment approaches, thereby reducing both immediate risks of opioid exposure and downstream consequences including misuse and overdose. Research contributions may include implementation science evidence, clinical protocols, organizational change models, or validated assessment tools that help healthcare systems transition to safer pain care practices in high-volume acute settings.

At a Glance

• Who can apply: Not stated
• Funding & project length: Not stated
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• Best fit for: Healthcare systems, implementation researchers, and clinicians in emergency medicine and hospital-based pain management seeking to develop and test non-opioid and multimodal pain treatment protocols

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