SaferPrescribing, Dispensing and Administering of Opioids for Patients with Non-malignant Chronic Pain

This course is for primary care physicians and health care professionals such as clinicians, pharmacists, nurses and dentists involved in the treatment of patients with chronic non-cancer pain.

This course aims to:

provide a set of evidence-based tools and recommendations from the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain
guide participants through the Opioid Manager (a point-of-care tool for prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain) for use in clinical practice and primary care settings).

Learning objectives

After successfully completing the course, participants will be able to:

describe the effectiveness of opioids in treatment chronic non-malignant pain
assess and monitor patients on opioid therapy
safely initiate, titrate and maintain opioid therapy
identify and manage risks related to high-risk patients
explain the importance of interprofessional collaboration in improving patient safety
apply the Canadian Guidelines for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain.

Fee: $250.00

Date: April 21, 2012

To register, please contact Robyn Steidman at robyn_steidman@camh.net

For more information about the workshop, please call Robyn Steidman in Education Services at 416-535-8501 x 6640.