Education and Training
Wise Prescribing and Deprescribing: Opioid Skills for the Frontline Clinician
- teaches frontline clinicians to:
- identify whether opioid tapering is an appropriate plan for a given patient
- plan a tapering discussion that is evidence-based and responsive to the patient’s readiness for change
- execute an opioid taper with a motivated patient
- troubleshoot challenges that occur during an opioid taper
- self-paced CME accredited online modules (free of charge)
- Mainpro+ three-credit-per-hour, paired workshops (registration fee)
Alberta Addiction Education Sessions
- monthly sessions available
- livestream available for sessions (registration not required)
- slides available in advance
- contact concurrent.disorders@ahs.ca
- sessions will be recorded and available via YouTube
Alberta Opioid Dependency Treatment Virtual Training Program
- 7 interactive learning modules
- For non-accredited modules and resource content – ahs.ca/PACES
- For CME accredited modules – http://ecme.ucalgary.ca/
- Free of charge
Practice Based Small Group Learning Program
- small groups of 4-10 primary care providers meet to discuss their own personal practice gaps in light of the best current evidence
- trained peer facilitators, educational modules, and practice-based reflection tools promote discussions that result in direct practice change
- CME accredited modules
- opioid use disorder module available
- annual registration fee
Alberta Health Services Concurrent Disorders Learning Series
- pre-recorded opioid dependency training sessions
- includes webinars from the Alberta Addiction Education Sessions
- CME credits may be available
CAMH – Opioid Dependence Treatment Certificate Program
- developed to prepare physicians, pharmacists, nurses and counsellors to provide a comprehensive range of services for people with opioid use disorder
- consists of the Opioid Dependence Treatment Core Course (ODT) and elective courses
- CME accredited
- registration fee