INT2044 - Challenging Cases in Opioid Use and Misuse Workshop
Program Description
This small group problem based interactive Challenging Cases in Opioid Use and Misuse workshop builds on the knowledge and expertise from the first three webinars.
During extensive collegial discussion on challenging case scenarios, participants will develop the collaboration practice skills to manage challenges around opioid prescribing and addressing addiction.
Participants will have an opportunity to role play and communicate about difficult subjects with chronic pain patients such as the necessity of tapering opioid dose, the diagnosis of addiction, and exploring addiction treatment options.
Three times during the program, video vignettes with standardized patients are used with targeted observer checklists and case discussion. All exercises are debriefed immediately afterwards.
Program Outline
Learner Outcomes
Learning Objectives for Workshop
Manage problematic situations with chronic pain patients:
- Patients on high doses of opioids who are not functioning well, but do not have opioid use disorder
- Patients at high risk of opioid use disorder
- Patients using opioids extra-medically
Effectively communicate with chronic pain patients:
- The potential benefits of tapering opioid dose
- A diagnosis of opioid use disorder
- Opioid use disorder treatment options
Develop approaches and practice tools to work with other health care professionals to manage complex patients:
- Pharmacists
- Acute care physicians
- Pain and addiction specialists
Approximately two weeks prior to the program date, and with your paid registration, you will be provided your pre-program assignment and location information for the workshop. Following the workshop, you will be required to complete a post program practice application assignment that will be submitted electronically.