Opioid Prescribing Practices & Treating Pain
You can develop a successful opioid stewardship practice. These resources focus on opportunities for education on prescribing practices, various treatment approaches for opioid use disorders and the overall caring for patients with OUD. Use these resources to help recognize, prevent and treat opioid misuse and save lives.
Areas of Interest
Clinical Education in Prescribing Practices/treating pain
Technical Package
Linking People with Opioid Use Disorder to Medication Treatment
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 2022
Webinar
Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy
National Academy of Medicine 12/2020
Virtual Symposium
Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
National Academy of Medicine 11/2020
Paper
Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient Settings
National Academy of Medicine 8/2020
Webinar
Tapering Guidance for Opioids: Existing Best Practices and Evidence Standards
National Academy of Medicine 7/2019
Caring for patients with OUD
Perspective Video
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Practice — Diagnosis, Harm Reduction, and Medications
NEJM, 01/2024
News
Inpatient Opioid Use Disorder Clinical Pathway Playbook
Providence Behavioral Health Leadership Council (PBHLC) 7/2022
Treatment Approaches for Opioid Use Disorders
Report
Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
The National Academies of Science Engineering Medicine 2020
Article
Health Affairs Primary Care Providers And Specialists Deliver Comparable Buprenorphine Treatment Quality
Health Affairs 8/2020
Guide
National Quality Forum Releases Practical Guide to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
National Quality Forum 7/2019
Case Study
Presbyterian Healthcare Services – Albuquerque, NM, Holistic Partnership Improves
AHA 3/2019
Report
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Madicine 3/2019
White Paper
Pathways to Care: Treating Opioid and SUD
National Association for Behavioral Healthcare 08/2018
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