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Physician & Medical Providers (Pain Management)

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
Pain Management Opioid Safety VA Educational Guide (2014) [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png OSI_1_Tookit_Provider_AD_Educational_Guide_7_17.pdf] OSI_1_Tookit_Provider_AD_Educational_Guide_7_17.pdf Details Download 2 MB	Toolkit	VA	AUDIENCE: Primary Care Physicians
McCaffrey Initial Pain Assessment Tool [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png McCaffrey Initial Pain Assessment Tool.pdf] McCaffrey Initial Pain Assessment Tool.pdf Details Download 107 KB	Pain Assessment Tool	National Institute on Drug Abuse	Includes diagrams of body and questions to initially assess location, intensity, quality, causes, effects, and contributing factors of pain.	See Expand Programs & Options for Chronic Pain ManagementSee Expand & Enhance Chronic Pain Prevention
Pain Assessment and Documentation Tool (PADT) [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png Pain Assessment Documentation Tool.pdf] Pain Assessment Documentation Tool.pdf Details Download 413 KB	Pain management Tool	National Institute on Drug Abuse	Designed to be easily included in a patient's medical record to facilitate ongoing evaluation of pain and treatment.	See Expand Programs & Options for Chronic Pain Management
Treating Chronic Pain Without Opioids	E-Learning	Center of Disease Control and Prevention	AUDIENCE: Medical Providers This module presents providers with various options for managing chronic pain, giving them the tools they need to identify appropriate nonopioid medications and nonpharmacologic treatments and facilitate a patient-centered approach.
PCSS-O Training Modules on Managing Chronic Pain	E-Learning	Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O)	AUDIENCE: Medical Providers PCSS-O offers a large library of online modules that allow you to take trainings when you want and at your own pace. The modules enhance prescribers’ and other health professionals’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding safe and effective use of medication assisted treatment of opioid use disorder. Most modules include CME credit. Details about obtaining credit are provided with each module description and are noted on the page

 

Physician & Medical Providers (Safe Prescribing)

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain 2016 [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids.pdf] CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids.pdf Details Download 715 KB	Training	Center of Disease Control and Prevention	AUDIENCE: Medical Providers Report published by the CDC providing recommendations about the appropriate prescribing of prescription opioids and other treatment options to improve pain management and patient safety.	CDC Checklist for prescribing opioids for chronic pain [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png Prescribing Checklist.pdf] Prescribing Checklist.pdf Details Download 480 KB Supplemental Guideline resources: Videos, training, posters [1]
Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies	E-learning (Free & CME Credits Available)	PCCS-O	AUDIENCE: Medical Providers This curriculum is considered the most comprehensive and up-to-date curriculum developed thus far for the treatment of chronic pain. It is a FREE, e-learning training and mentoring project on safe effective use of opioids for treatment of chronic pain and safe and effective treatment of opioid use disorder.
Safe Prescribing for Pain	E-learning	National Institute on Drug Abuse	AUDIENCE: medical students, primary care providers, neurologists, anesthesiologists, pain specialists, obstetrician/gynecologists, orthopedists, nurse practitioners, nurses and other healthcare practitioners who manage patients with chronic pain. This FREE module describes the prevalence of prescription opioid abuse in the United States and the skills and tools clinicians can use to screen for and prevent abuse in patients with pain.
Guidelines & Tools for Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse	E-Learning	Colorado School of Public Health	AUDIENCE: Physicians, Nurses & Pharmacists This 1-hour course is specifically designed to raise awareness among health professionals who are authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances – including clinicians, pharmacists and nurses. Only a collaborative effort among prescribers, providers and regulators can succeed in promoting appropriate use of controlled substances while minimizing their abuse and diversion.
How to Change Routes of Administration of Opioids [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png HowToChangeRoutesofAdministration.pdf] HowToChangeRoutesofAdministration.pdf Details Download 188 KB	Informational	National Institute on Drug Abuse	AUDIENCE: Clinicians Dosing guidelines for use when changing routes of administration of commonly used opioid analgesics.
Considerations for Prescribing Opioids [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png ConsiderationforPrescribingOpioids.pdf] ConsiderationforPrescribingOpioids.pdf Details Download 146 KB	Informational	National Institute on Drug Abuse	Presentation describing informed consent and monitoring considerations following initiation of prescription opioid therapy.
CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline Mobile App Google Play (Android devices) Apple Store (iOS devices)	Informational app advertisement	Center of Disease Control and Prevention	AUDIENCE: Medical Providers CDC’s new Opioid Guideline App is designed to help providers apply the recommendations of CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain into clinical practice by putting the entire guideline, tools, and resources in the palm of their hand. Managing chronic pain is complex, but accessing prescribing guidance has never been easier. The application includes a Morphine Milligram Equivalent (MME) calculator*, summaries of key recommendations and a link to the full Guideline, and an interactive motivational interviewing feature to help providers practice effective communications skills and prescribe with confidence.	App Infographic [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png App_Opioid_Prescribing_Guideline-a.pdf] App_Opioid_Prescribing_Guideline-a.pdf Details Download 451 KB
Applying CDC's Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids	E-Learning	Center of Disease Control and Prevention	AUDIENCE: Prescribers This module presents an overview of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: It explains the rationale for the Guideline’s creation, highlights key recommendations, and describes the benefits of implementing the Guideline.

Physician & Medical Providers (Understanding Abuse)

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
Managing Pain Patients Who Abuse Prescription Drugs	E-learning	National Institute on Drug Abuse	AUDIENCE: medical students, primary care providers, neurologists, anesthesiologists, pain specialists, obstetrician/gynecologists, orthopedists, nurse practitioners, nurses and other healthcare practitioners who manage patients with chronic pain. This free module describes the symptoms and prevalence of opioid addiction and dependence in patients with a diagnosis of chronic pain.
Sample Notification of Discontinuation of Opioid Treatment Form [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png Discontinuation_of_Opioid_Treatment_Letter_508.docx] Discontinuation_of_Opioid_Treatment_Letter_508.docx Details Download 79 KB	Letter Template	National Institute on Drug Abuse	AUDIENCE: Health care providers Form used to provide patients with information about why opioid treatment can no longer be provided and information about local treatment programs
Knowing When to Say When: Transitioning Patients From Opioid Therapy. [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png knowing_when_to_say_when.pdf] knowing_when_to_say_when.pdf Details Download 1 MB	E-learning	National Institute on Drug Abuse	AUDIENCE: Medical Care Providers A 2-hour course that covers how to recognize aberrant drug-taking behaviors, strategies for monitoring patients, using a risk-benefit framework to help determine options for discontinuation of opioids, and strategies for transition patients off of opioids and how to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms, among other related content.	Briefing card [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png briefingcard_knowingwhentosaywhen.pdf] briefingcard_knowingwhentosaywhen.pdf Details Download 54 KB
Commonly Used Long-Acting Opioids Chart [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png CommonlyUsedLAOpioids.pdf] CommonlyUsedLAOpioids.pdf Details Download 354 KB	Informational	National Institute on Drug Abuse	This information sheet provides examples of patient behaviors that may indicate prescription medication abuse or addiction and behaviors that may appear aberrant but are likely to be part of the normal process of stabilizing a patient’s pain condition.

 

Dentists & Oral Health Professionals

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
Best Prescribing Practices in Dentistry Course	E-Learning	Colorado School of Public Health	Audience: Dentist and Oral Health Professionals This 1-hour online, self-paced course will provide information to understand the significance of the opioid epidemic, understand the role of dentists, learn best practices and strategies for preventing prescription drug diversion and abuse, and identify tools and resources.