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Healthcare Professionals
We offer evidence-based best practices and the latest research in an effort to support healthcare professionals and change the trajectory of the opioid epidemic. On this site, you’ll find up-to-date resources for: 
Pediatric Surgical Pain Management Toolkit
This toolkit summarizes best practices for prevention of opioid-related complications in children and adolescents. Providers and parents can find best practices, free educational materials, and sharable resources in this toolkit.
Acetaminophen and NSAIDs Reference Sheet – Dentistry
Learn more about prescribing acetaminophen and NSAIDs for pain management after dental surgery.
Surgical Prescribing: Summary of Best Practices
Stay up to date with OPEN’s summary of best practices document for prescribing, including non-opioids, during the perioperative period.
Take A.C.T.I.O.N. Naloxone Training
Allies, emergency services, and those wanting to impact and save lives: take our Naloxone Training and learn how to take A.C.T.I.O.N to reverse an overdose.
4 Evidence-based Reasons To Improve Opioid Prescribing Practices After Surgery
This brochure, created for healthcare professionals, uses recently published data to compel prescribers to improve their opioid prescribing practices.
4 Evidence-based Reasons To Improve Opioid Prescribing Practices After Dental Surgery
This brochure, created for healthcare professionals, uses recently published data to compel prescribers to improve their opioid prescribing practices.
Pediatric Best Practices Card
These cards make it easy to share best practices to manage a child’s pain after surgery. The QR code goes directly to the OPEN Pediatrics website which has resources for patients, families and healthcare professionals to prepare for and manage pain after surgery.
Levels of Evidence
Scientific evidence is collected in many ways. This resource demonstrates the five Levels of Evidence to use while making educated determinations about prescribing and care.
Perioperative Pain Management and Care Coordination for Surgeons CE Course
This evidence-based educational opportunity will empower surgical providers to directly impact the opioid epidemic by learning and implementing best-practice care management during the perioperative period.
Perioperative Pain Management and Care Coordination for Primary Care Providers CE Course
This evidence-based educational opportunity will empower primary care providers to directly impact the opioid epidemic by learning and implementing best-practice care management during the perioperative period.
Pain Management in Dentistry CE Course
OPEN is excited to offer free online training for dental pain management and opioid prescribing. Three one-hour training modules are being offered that meet Michigan’s licensure requirement of board approved continuing education for pain and symptom management.
Permanent Disposal Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to implement a disposal box, including financing, governance, education, and evaluation.