The Patient Safety Center for Research and Education (PSCARE) is dedicated to the crucial improvement of patient outcomes by addressing two significant healthcare challenges: preventing medication errors and managing opioid misuse.
Our mission is to balance research with community education. The educational component is vital for disseminating knowledge, best practices, and evidence-based guidelines to healthcare professionals, including pharmacists. PSCARE's work aligns with broader healthcare trends, including the shift toward value-based care and a greater emphasis on patient-centered approaches. Preventing medication errors and effectively managing OUD are ethical and financially prudent strategies that can benefit healthcare systems.
Opioid misuse is a nationwide public health crisis, and effective management is essential. PSCARE's focus on this issue, particularly in pharmacists' provision of buprenorphine, is significant for better access to treatments reducing stigma, and approaching OUD with a multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes.
Directed by Dr. Marc Fleming, a health services researcher with expertise in behavioral theory, PSCARE has a core team of 12 dedicated faculty each with their own assets that build PSCARE. A full list of the PSCARE team can be found at the bottom.