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Resources to educate and support efforts to prevent harms from opioid use, including improving pain management and education for health providers.
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Resources | Description | Organization |
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| Parce que chaque vie compte : Stratégie nationale de prévention des surdoses de substances psychoactives 2022-2025 (in French Only) | Provincial report describing the 2022-2025 strategy developed in Quebec to address the opioid crisis et prevent psychoactive substances-related deaths. | Government of Quebec |
| Heat and Substance Use Fact Sheet | Fact sheet with tips about heat waves and precautions for people who use drugs. | Interior Health (British Columbia) |
| Clinical Bulletin: Benzodiazepines and Opioids | Highlights the risks associated with the emergence of benzodiazepine-adulterated drugs in the street opioid supply and provides guidance for the care of individuals who have been exposed to benzodiazepines through the use of adulterated opioids. | British Columbia Centre on Substance Use |
| Opioids in the Workplace | Opioids fact sheet including information on workplace health and safety. | CCOHS |
| The crossroads of opioid use and suicide: let's meet people where they need us | Fact sheet on opioid use and suicide risk and protective factors. Suggests actions to help prevent suicides and reduce the harms of opioid use. | MHCC |
| Questions about medication for opioid use disorder and the answers that may surprise you | Handout for people considering opioid agonist treatment. | Rx Files |
| Opioid Response Training | Website of resources and training programs. | St. John Ambulance |
| Healing the Whole Human Being | Knowledge synthesis focusing on what makes interventions for the prevention and treatment of opioid dependency work in Indigenous contexts. Of particular interest are non-pharmacochemical wrap-around models. | Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre |
| Prescription opioids, including fentanyl: What parents and caregivers need to know | Opioid fact sheet for parents | School Mental Health Ontario |
| Prescription opioids, including fentanyl: What educators need to know | Opioid fact sheet for educators | School Mental Health Ontario |
| Opioids: What you and your friends need to know | Opioid fact sheet for youth | School Mental Health Ontario |
| Delivery of Opioid Agonist Treatment during a Pandemic | This bulletin focuses on developing robust delivery processes for opioid agonist treatment (OAT) to support patients during the pandemic, limiting the exposure of pharmacy staff to COVID-19 by implementing virtual communication and managing the risks for medication errors. | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada |
| Community Based Naloxone Program Opioid Poisoning Response: Curriculum Guide for Trainers | Curriculum providing information, background and rationale for people who will be providing opioid poisoning response training or community-based naloxone kit distribution. Information pertaining to stimulant poisoning and response is included. | Alberta Health Services |
| Checklist for naloxone training | A checklist of topics for pharmacists to cover when providing take-home naloxone kits. | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| Awareness resources for opioids | Provides a range of opioid education resources. | Government of Canada |
| Reducing the Role of Opioids in Pain Management | Report that aims to inform the development of a better approach to pain management in Canada | Coalition for Safe and Effective Pain Management |
| Preventing Problematic Substance Use by Enhancing Student Well-Being | A series of evidence-informed resources that describe effective school-based approaches that aim to enhance well-being and prevent problematic substance use. | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Prévenir et réduire les overdoses, former et accéder à la naloxone 2.0 | Free one-day training sessions offered to users and their relatives, to and community-based workers who could find themselves in an overdose situation and want to develop the means to respond. (in French only) | Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec |
| Pharmacist’s Virtual Communication Toolkit: Engaging in Effective Conversations About Opioids | A virtual toolkit that links to various communication tools for pharmacists and their patients in the context of opioid use. | National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities |
| Opioid Patient Booklet | A summary of questions and answers about opioids for individuals who may consider reducing or eliminating their opioid use. | RxFiles |
| Opioid vs Nonopioid Single Dose Medication for Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department | Trial summary with critical appraisal and insights from a randomized controlled trial. | RxFiles |
| Opioid vs Nonopioid Medication on Pain-Related Function in Chronic Pain (Back, OA-Hip/Knee) | Trial summary with critical appraisal and insights from a randomized controlled trial. | RxFiles |
| Chronic Pain in Canada: Laying a Foundation for Action | Report outlining the current state of care for pain, education options and research being conducted in Canada. | Canadian Pain Task Force |
| Managing Pain after Wisdom Teeth Removal | A list of questions to consider and relevant information about pain after wisdom tooth removal. | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada |
| Opioids for Short-term Pain | A list of questions to consider and relevant information about opioid use for short-term pain. | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada |
| Controlled Drugs and Substances in Hospital and Healthcare Facilities: Guidelines on Secure Management and Diversion Prevention | Provides guidance on establishing a prevention, detection and response system for diverted controlled substances in healthcare facilities. | Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists |
| Non-Opioid Options for Managing Pain | A decision support tool outlining the available evidence and its quality related to various treatment options for pain. | Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health |
| Opioid Wisely | Recommendations and guidance for various medical specialties and patients to have an informed conversation about opioid use and how to reduce the harms associated with opioid prescribing. | Choosing Wisely Canada Recommendations |
| For Evidence-Informed Triage And Co-Management Of Neck And Back Pain | Professional practice recommendations to inform clinical decision making in the assessment and management of neck and back pain, as well as two referral tools to support inter-professional communication and collaboration. | Canadian Chiropractic Association |
| Opioids for Pain after Surgery | A handout that answers questions an individual might have when prescribed an opioid following surgery | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
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| Poster of the 2017 Canadian Opioid Prescribing Guideline | Poster of the 2017 Canadian Opioid Prescribing Guideline | Pan-Canadian Collaborative for Improved Opioid Prescribing |
| Chronic Pain Network | Supports, coordinates and synchronizes leading innovative and high-impact research with the ultimate goal of removing barriers to better chronic pain management | Chronic Pain Network |
| Opioid Manager | Point-of-care tool that summarizes essential information and advice from the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioid for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain | Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre |
| Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain: Patient Reference Guide and Clinical Guide | Quality standard that addresses care for people 15 years of age and older with acute pain who have been prescribed or are considering opioids. | Health Quality Ontario |
| Sink or Swim? Helping Patients and Practitioners to Understand Opioid Potencies and Overdose Risk | Safety bulletin and infographic | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada |
| 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Pain | Guidelines for clinical practice developed by an international team of clinicians, researchers and patients | Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre |
| Final Report on the AFMC Response to the Canadian Opioid Crisis | A review of accreditation standards for undergraduate medical education, an environmental scan of offerings across Canadian medical schools, and best practices for teaching and evaluation in opioid prescribing and pain management, primarily in non-cancer pain | Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
| Reducing the Role of Opioids in Pain Management | Recommendations to reduce the prevalence of opioid prescribing by optimizing non-pharmacological pain management alternatives in Canada | Coalition for Safe and Effective Pain Management |
