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    About the toolkit

    The Analgesic Stewardship toolkit provides health services looking to establish an AGS program with:

    • structured approaches to governance and accountability, policy, education, monitoring and improvement activities 
    • fact sheets to introduce core elements of an analgesic stewardship program 
    • adaptable resources to assist test and implement core elements of an analgesic stewardship program.

    Toolkit overview

    Analgesic Stewardship toolkit for health services

    This document explains how to use the AGS toolkit, provides background information and details risks associated with opioid analgesic use in acute surgical pain management in the health service setting. 

    Program plan template

    This template can be adapted to support health service planning for an AGS program.

    GANTT planning template

    This spreadsheet can be adapted to support AGS program management planning. 

    Sustainability plan template

    This tool that can be adapted to support health service consideration of AGS program ongoing maintenance and sustainability.

    Committee and governance fact sheet

    This fact sheet provides information about AGS program governance, establishing an AGS committee and clarifying the role and responsibilities of the committee.

    Terms of reference template – AGS Committee

    This template can be used and adapted by health services working towards establishing their own local AGS committee.

    Sample committee agendas

    This example agenda may be used and adapted by health services planning their own AGS committee activities

    Point prevalence audit tool

    The Point Prevalence Audit (PPA) tool may require additional AGS expert advice prior to use and is available to health services on request via cplu@safercare.vic.gov.au.

    Point prevalence audit fact sheet

    This fact sheet provides guidance for health services using the AGS Point Prevalence Audit (PPA) tool.

    Guideline development fact sheet

    This fact sheet provides information on clinician education and engagement, including developing educational strategies and suggestions for educational interventions and materials for local health service AGS programs.

    Discharge guideline template

    This acute pain and opioid analgesic discharge guideline (adapted from Alfred Health) assists health services looking to develop their own local discharge guideline.

    Weaning and cessation protocol (Alfred Health)

    An example protocol from Alfred Health on weaning and cessation of opioid analgesics in surgical patients.

    Clinician education fact sheet

    This fact sheet provides information on clinician education and engagement, including developing educational strategies and suggestions for educational interventions and materials for local health service AGS programs.

    Education presentation template

    This template can be adapted to deliver local educational presentations for health service AGS programs.

    Sample newsletter content

    This AGS program newsletter content can be adapted by health services sharing information and updates on local AGS activities.

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    More information

    Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard (ACSQHC)

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