Programs Opioids Clinical Primer Resources Resources for Practitioners - Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care, Emergency Department, and Inpatient Settings
Resources for Practitioners - Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care, Emergency Department, and Inpatient Settings

Resources for Practitioners - Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care, Emergency Department, and Inpatient Settings

Course Handouts

Several resources for practitioners were recommended throughout this course including additional educational resources and tools. Mentorship networks, Project ECHOs and e-consult services have been identified nationally and by province and territory. Updated September 2021.

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Apr 3, 2025
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Psychiatry
Pain
Mental Health
Substance Use Disorders
Family Medicine (Primary Care)
Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine

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Opioid Conversion Table - Safer Opioid Prescribing Strategies
This table has been adapted from the Opioid Manager, Centre for Effective Practice (September 2017) and the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic-Non-Cancer Pain, National Pain Centre, McMaster University.
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Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: Principles of Assessment and Management - Course Handout
This handout is designed to complement the course Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: Principles of Assessment and Management in the Opioids Clinical Primer CPD Series and includes an overview of opioid use disorder diagnostic criteria and assessment principles; opioid withdrawal symptoms; what to do if you recognize that a patient has an opioid use disorder; options for the treatment of opioid use disorder; and some additional links to supports and key resources.
A full list of references cited in the course. Updated August 2021.

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