Improving Pain Relief in the Emergency Department – An Emergency Department Education and Quality improvement intervention
Saturday, November 15, 2025
10:32 AM - 10:40 AM CT
Location: Griffin Hall - Screen 03
Introduction: Pain is the most common presenting complaint in the emergency department(ED). However, pain management is not consistently integrated into ED quality improvement programs. The current situation regarding pain management in the ED is characterized by frequent undertreatment resulting in inadequate pain control and negative patient outcomes. The goal of our quality improvement project was to have patients receive faster pain management relief in the ED by implementing protocol-driven care