Minimizing the Risk of Prescription Opioid Misuse

Build Core Skills to Minimize the Risk of Prescription Opioid Misuse

Case-Illustrated

Chronic Pain and Opioids: What's the Plan?: Provides an overview of safe use of opioids for non-terminal chronic pain. The focus is on using opioids when indicated and only when indicated with precautions intended to decrease risk of co-morbid addiction and non-medical use of opioids. It introduces the elements of current guidelines for chronic opioid therapy produced by several professional organizations. Meet Barbara and practice clinical application of best practice by:

• Assessing Barbara's level of pain.
• Determining if opioid therapy is the proper treatment for Barbara's pain.
• If so, choosing the right opioid therapy for her.

Case-Illustrated
Communicating about Opioids: Assessing Risk and Creating a Shared Approach: Trains primary care providers in the effective assessment of chronic pain patients for risk of substance abuse and in how to reduce risk via communication, which can be enhanced through treatment agreements.

Case-Illustrated
Minimizing Diversion and Overdose Risk: Unique Challenges of Opioids: Addresses the increasing problem of diversion of prescription opioids and overdose by educating physicians about the steps they should take to minimize risk of these problems.

Case-Based Learning
Clinical Case with Common Pain Conditions: An interactive case vignette! Trains primary care providers in effective assessment of pain problems and substance use or risk of substance use. Provides an overview of how to order baseline urine drug testing and how to stratify risk for a patient according to screening and assessment results.

OpioidRisk Trains Clinicians to:

• Initiate pain treatment with opioids while simultaneously avoiding addiction complications for the patient.
• Triage patients to the appropriate level of care to stratify risk.
• Screen carefully and thoroughly for risks of addiction/abuse before prescribing chronic opioid therapy.
• Communicate effectively with patients regarding how to avoid risks of opioids.
• Practice sound clinical/office protocols to avoid diversion and overdose.

What is Offered

• Provides up to 4 hours of instruction on clinical skills training using examples from pain & addiction patients.
• Clinical Tools, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 4 hour(s) of NYS OASAS credit.
• Created for health professionals
• Trains in core interpersonal and professional competencies
• Expert reviewed