Opioid Prescribing Resources
Prescribing opioids under the right conditions is critical for good patient care. The following resources include information to facilitate safe opioid prescribing where opioids are clinically indicated.
Guidelines
2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Pain
Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Resources
Series of articles addressing aspects of opioid prescribing
Dialogue, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2017
Dialogue, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2017
Dialogue, Volume 12, Issue 4, 2016
Dialogue, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2016
Listing of Community-based Withdrawal/Crisis Resources
Continuing Professional Development: Medical Expert Role Resources
Canadian Opioid Prescribing Guideline infographic
Information about the Narcotics Monitoring System
NMS and your role as health care professional
CPSO Policies
Prescribing Drugs (see pp 9-12)
Practice Management Considerations for Physicians Who Cease to Practise, Take an Extended Leave of Absence or Close their Practice Due to Relocation (see pp 3-4)
Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship
Continuing Professional Development & Mentoring
Safe Opioid Prescribing Series
The University of Toronto
Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain Online Course
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
Project ECHO Ontario Pain
Project ECHO Ontario
Medical Mentoring for Addictions and Pain (MMAP)
Ontario College of Family Physicians