OPEN leads many projects to educate our Michigan Communities, and in order to showcase these projects, OPEN splits them up into different initiatives. These initiatives are a core part of our work here at OPEN, and directly link to our mission to help provide transformative solutions through our research-based evidence, engagement with our communities, and our compiled list of resources.
The goal of pain management is to control a patients’ pain enough to allow for activities and actions required for healing: walking, eating, breathing deeply, and sleeping. Learn more about the differences between opioid and non-opioid pain management.
Use OPEN’s evidence-based prescribing recommendations for tailored pain management after surgery in adult patients.
Learn ways to manage pain after surgery such as: over-the-counter medications, non-medication strategies, and opioids, if prescribed.
Prevention methods for Substance Use Disorder include safe storage and disposal of medications to reduce the risk of misuse and stigma reduction to build a more inclusive society. Learn more about what prevention measures you can partake in.
Comprehensive addiction language guide to reduce use of stigmatizing language.
Harm reduction offers a compassionate, person-centered approach to public health and individual well-being by providing access to naloxone, overdose prevention education, safe use supplies, proper wound care, and safe syringes. Learn more about our harm reduction initiatives.
Learn how to use fentanyl test strips to reduce risk of an overdose.
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a complex health issue that impacts millions of lives every day. To provide comprehensive, patient-centered care, it is imperative that health care systems integrate strategies across all kinds of patient interactions. Learn more about our SUD initiatives.
Learn more about how risky substance use impacts patients having surgery and best practices for identification and coordination of care for those with risky use.
This free, 3-hour CE course will empower primary care providers to directly impact the opioid epidemic by learning best-practice care strategies.
Engaging with youth on the prevention strategies they want to see is a vital step in making resources accessible to young people. Learn more about how we engage with young people to create and refine these resources.
Listen to the official cast recording of Painless: The Opioid Musical.
Use this worksheet with your care team to help prepare and manage pain after your surgery.
