Web-Based Course

Provides an overview on identifying and treating substance use disorders so that administrative and clinical staff can better understand these disorders and the patients

Allows medical students and other health professionals to use a test-and-teach module to practice their clinical skills. Describes the symptoms and prevalence of opioid addiction and dependence in patients with chronic pain and the steps clinicians can take to screen for, prevent, and treat such conditions.

Includes an educational program for primary care and other providers to diagnose and treat patients at risk of or with addiction.

Provides recommendations for safer and more effective prescribing of opioids for chronic pain in patients 18 and older in outpatient settings outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

Presents a comprehensive core curriculum for primary care providers in treating chronic pain and addressing concerns about opioid use disorder.

Helps medical staff learn to manage patients' pain by providing tools that can be used to better assess and manage pain.

Trains providers on opioid safety/overdose prevention and training patients to respond to an overdose with naloxone.

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.

Provides training to primary care providers through text and instructional videos that address the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed in the screening, evaluation, and referral of patients with substance abuse disorders.

Provides a national training and mentoring project developed in response to the prescription opioid misuse epidemic, and offers evidence-based, educational opioid use resources for healthcare providers.