Integrated Pain and Opioid Curriculum Course 3 - Opioid Use Disorder: Principles of Assessment and Management
Activity
e-Learning Module
Review the role of opioids in the brain and the signs and symptoms of withdrawal. Learn how to identify patients with opioid use disorder and review the various management options including how to manage patients in primary care with opioid agonist therapy with buprenorphine. Educate patients on strategies to prevent opioid overdose including the use of naloxone, a vital tool for overdose prevention. This should be completed by the end of MF4.

Curriculum Block

Medical Foundation 4 / Part 4
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Assessments

e-Learning Module Completion

Tags

CanMEDS Roles
Medical Expert Perform a complete and appropriate assessment of a patient;
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4 Part 4
Curriculum Week
Part 4
MCC Blueprint
Assessment/Diagnosis Chronic Management
MCC Presentations
Central / Peripheral Neuropathic Pain Generalized Pain Disorders Substance Use or Addictive Disorders Substance Withdrawal
MeSH
Analgesics, Opioid [D27.505.696.663.850.014.520] Analgesics, Opioid [D27.505.954.427.040.325] Analgesics, Opioid [D27.505.954.427.210.049] Chronic Pain [C23.888.592.612.274] Drug Overdose [C25.775.383] Drug Tolerance [G07.690.773.992] Naloxone [D03.132.577.249.706] Opioid Epidemic [N06.850.290.200.300] Opioid-Related Disorders [C25.775.675] Practice Guideline [V02.515.500] Substance Withdrawal Syndrome [C25.775.835] Substance-Related Disorders [C25.775]