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Blending Initiative Motivational Interviewing CME/CE and Patient Simulation

Provides practical guidance for clinicians in effective motivational interviewing techniques to address health risk behaviors. Guides clinicians through practical skill building and technique development using videos to model effective communication and allows real-time testing and reinforcement of these skills in the clinical setting.

Pathways to Safer Opioid Use

Uses the principles of health literacy and a multimodal, team-based approach to promote the appropriate, safe, and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. Allows participants to assume the role of four playable characters who make decisions about preventing opioid-related adverse events.

Safe Prescribing for Pain

Allows medical students and other health professionals to use a test-and-teach module to practice their clinical skills. Describes the prevalence of prescription opioid abuse in the United States and the skills and tools clinicians can use to screen for and prevent abuse in patients with pain.