Managing Opioid Use in Long-Term Services and Supports
These interprofessional modules for students, health care providers and LTSS staff are centered around opioid use, including topics such as:
- Reasons for prescribing opioids to treat acute and chronic pain
- Pharmacology of opioid use in older adults with multiple chronic conditions including dementia
- Appropriate prescribing of opioids in nursing home residents
- Opioid misuse in nursing home residents including assessment and treatment
- Non-opioid pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain management regimens
Click the links below to review each module!
Module 1: Opioid use in long-term care
Module 2: Opioids and risks in older adults
Module 3: Opioid use in older adults with dementia
Module 4: Recommendations and strategies for opioid use in older adults
Module 5: Applying Opioid wisdom to long-term care
Module 6: SBIRT- A hammer or screwdriver? Choosing the right tool
Module 7: Non-opioid pharmacological & non-pharmacological pain management techniques
Module 8: Motivational interviewing