Safer Prescribing, Dispensing and Administering of Opioids for Patients with Non-malignant Chronic Pain

Description

This course aims to provide primary care physicians, pharmacists, nurses and dentists with a set of evidence-based strategies for the safe prescribing, dispensing and administering of opioids for chronic non-malignant pain.

Learning objectives

After successfully completing the course, participants will be able to:

describe the effectiveness of opioids in treatment chronic non-malignant pain
identify patients who are suitable candidates for opioid therapy
outline how to safely initiate, titrate and maintain opioid therapy
identify and manage risks related to high-risk patients
explain the importance of interprofessional collaboration in improving patient safety
apply the Canadian Guidelines for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain to their practice.

Location:

CAMH, 33 Russell Street, Room 2029
Toronto, Ontario

Course fee: $275.00

Date: April 21, 2012

To register, please email: Courses_help@camh.net

For more information about the workshop, please call Robyn Steidman in Education Services at 416-535-8501 x 6640.