Clinical Guidelines

The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic hosted a free public webinar on opioid tapering, utilizing experts in the field who discussed current guidance for opioid tapering, how it is applied in practice, and the strength of the evidence behind it. Five panelists presented various patient case scenarios and discussed pain management challenges through patient and caregiver perspectives, in order to inform best practices and identify evidence gaps.

The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care disseminates patient safety bundles to help facilitate the standardization process. This bundle reflects emerging clinical, scientific, and patient safety advances as of the date issued and is subject to change. The information should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure to be followed. Although the components of a particular bundle may be adapted to local resources, standardization within an institution is strongly encouraged.

These protocols for Emergency Department Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction were submitted to specialty societies for endorsement and publication in 2017.

The slides for this module describe the management of opioid withdrawal, including induction on to maintenance medication treatment, and overdose. Given the current dimensions of the opioid epidemic and elevated rates of prescribing high-potency opioids, they focus on strategies for implementing effective treatments for opioid use disorder.

Briefly summarizes clinical practice guidelines on medications for treatment of alcohol use disorders; includes a checklist for prescribing medication, lists approved medications for use in treatment of alcohol use disorder, and describes standard drink a

Practice guidelines on the assessment, treatment, and pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder as well as co-occurring opioid use disorder and other co-occurring conditions

Presents clinical practice guidelines for managing substance use in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) patients

Recommendation statement for managing UAU with SBI;includes clinical summary that helps primary care clinicians use recommendations in practice

Outlines the main finding from the Community Preventive Services Task Force Systematic Review that recommends electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) based on strong evidence of effectiveness in reducing self-reported excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among intervention participants

Provides clinical descriptions, diagnostic guidelines, and codes for all mental and behavioral disorders commonly encountered in clinical psychiatry