Safer Opioid Prescribing

About the Safer Opioid Prescribing program

The Safer Opioid Prescribing program is offered in partnership with the University of Toronto. It’s evidence-based, free of industry conflicts of interest and accessible to busy physicians and healthcare professionals. The format of the program is a combination of three online webinars and one workshop.

While progress is being made towards safer opioid prescribing, management of opioids to treat chronic pain remains a significant patient safety challenge for Canadian healthcare professionals.

A coordinated approach to pain management can begin with education in safer opioid prescribing. 

Group education in opioid prescribing and management fosters a more supportive working environment and a community of learning, with groups sharing common strategies, language, and best practices to tackle this critical issue.

Program Benefits

• Feel prepared to assess and prescribe effectively, even in cases of complex chronic pain
• Share experiences of tough opioid prescribing challenges, including addiction, and learn from peers who have confronted similar situations
• Gain confidence in the application of the most recent Canadian Guidelines for Opioids
• Help reduce medicolegal risk through effective opioid prescribing and patient management
• Teams and colleagues who participate are equipped to tackle this critical issue together

Strengths of this Program

• Long-running with a proven track record of reducing the risks associated with pain management
• The curriculum reflects the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
• Program and its faculty are held to the highest ethical standards, having no industry-related conflicts of interest
• Uses a best-practice education methodology to drive practice change

Topics Covered

• Multi-modal approaches to managing complex chronic pain
• Initiating and managing safer more effective opioid therapy
• Communication and collaboration skills to better manage opioid therapy for patients with chronic pain
• Preventing and addressing opioid use disorder

Duration

Three webinars (90-120 min) and one 1-day workshop

Registration

To register, and for additional program information including cost, specific session topics and learning objectives, visit the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine CPD website

Additional Resources

• Accreditation Details