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Surgery can be stressful for both you and your child. This is natural and expected, and some of this comes from worrying about the pain after surgery and how it can be managed. These tools will help you talk to your surgeon about pain before your child’s surgery and manage your child’s acute pain following their operation. Click on the icons below to learn more.
Healthcare Provider Resources
How can I prepare for my child's surgery?
Questions to ask the surgeon
Over-the-Counter Medications
Non-Medication Options
Opioid Medications

Pediatric Toolkit

This toolkit summarizes best practices for prevention of opioid-related complications in children and adolescents by intervening at the point many are first introduced to them: when acute pain is treated after surgery. Providers and parents can find best practices, free educational materials, and sharable resources in this toolkit.

Surgical Pain Management Toolkit

Take Back Event Google Folder

Utilize our Take Back Event resources to run a successful event.

Managing Addiction Stigma in Treating Pain and OUD

This video details ways to manage addiction stigma while treating pain and OUD.

Ending Addiction Stigma

This video will explain the importance of ending addiction stigma and fully supporting OUD patients.

Painless: The Opioid Musical Lyrics Sheet

Use these lyrics to follow along with Painless and reference them for discussion about the stories that are told in the musical.

Painless: The Opioid Musical Toolkit

Equip educators with everything they need to effectively bring Painless: The Opioid Musical to life.

Words Matter Video – Shatterproof

Changing our language improves outcomes for those struggling with addiction. Watch this brief video to learn more.

Addiction Language Guide – Shatterproof

Comprehensive addiction language guide to reduce use of stigmatizing language.

 

Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers

This free, 16-hour CE course will empower non-prescribing providers to directly impact the opioid epidemic through increased knowledge and tools to transform practice and policies.

Michigan Opioid Collaborative – Addressing OUD Stigma Presentation

Emily McCall and Tim Shewcraft from the Michigan Opioid Collaborative (MOC) share information about stigma and MOC’s resources for MOUD providers. Tim, a peer recovery coach, shares his personal experience with stigma and the impacts that provider stigma can have on a patient’s OUD treatment.