Module 1

• Identify the scope of the opioid problem nationally.
• Reduce risks to patients, families, communities, providers, and the medical group from opioids.
• Be prepared to implement the Emergency Medicine Opioid workflow and model of care for opioid prescribing at Kaiser Permanente.

Module 2

• Implement consistent assessment of risks and benefits, special considerations, and red flags for opioid treatment for non-cancer pain.
• Implement treatment decisions that align with recommendations for new pain complaints, recurrent pain complaints, and patients with red flags.
• Utilize KPHC and assessment tools.
• Effectively communicate treatment plan, risks, benefits, and therapy goals to patients.

Module 3

• Integrate general and product-specific information about extended-release long-acting opioid analgesics into prescribing decisions and treatment planning.
• Counsel patients on the safe use of opioids.

Bibliography 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Vital Statistics System mortality data
• Center for Disease Control; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 2005 – 2015; National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services 
• Collaborative for REMS Education
• ER/LA Opioid REMS Selected Important Safety Information
• Group Health Guidelines
• Department of Veterans Affairs 
• Manchikanti, L., & Singh, A. (2008). Therapeutic opioids: a ten-year perspective on the complexities and complications of the escalating use, abuse, and nonmedical use of opioids. Pain Physician, 11(2 Suppl), S63-S88.
• Medical Board of California - Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substance for Pain
• Medline Plus: “Opiate and opioid withdrawal”