A regional approach to reduce postoperative opioid prescribing in Ontario, Canada.

Background: Opioid-related morbidity and mortality continue to rise in the province of Ontario. We implemented a provincial campaign to reduce the number of opioid pills prescribed at discharge after surgery in the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network (ON-SQIN).

Methods: Activities related to the provincial campaign were implemented between April 2019 and March 2020 and between October 2020 and March 2021.

Committed to Better Outcomes: Reducing Infection after Surgery Across the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network.

Background: In 2015, the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network was established to create a community of practice for Ontario hospitals to improve surgical quality. A provincial campaign to decrease postsurgical infections was launched in 2017.

Study Design: Thirty hospitals implemented activities related to the campaign from April 2018 to March 2019.