Safer Opioid Prescribing Strategies Resources and References
Course Handouts
A number of resources were recommended throughout the course and are summarized here by lesson. A full list of the references cited in the course is also provided. Updated December 2019.
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.
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.
