Materials
Education is key for empowerment. We aim to provide patients and providers with resources to support informed decision making. OPEN offers a wide range of evidence-based materials that highlight the latest best practices for healthcare professionals, patients and their families from pain management to safe storage and disposal of medications.
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Initiatives:
NaloxoneOpioid Prescribing Recommendations
Pain Management
Painless Musical
Public Health Policy
Safe Storage and Disposal
Stigma Reduction
SUD Care Coordination
Specialties:
DentistryObstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics
Surgery
Audiences:
Community WorkersHealthcare Professionals
Patients
Pediatrics
Adult Prescribing Recommendations
Check out OPEN’s evidence-based surgical prescribing recommendations for adult patients. These recommendations are updated regularly including revised recommendations and new procedures.
Pediatric Prescribing Recommendations
Check out OPEN’s evidence-based surgical prescribing recommendations for pediatric patients. These recommendations are updated regularly including revised recommendations and new procedures.
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.
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.
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.
Perioperative Pain Management and Care Coordination for Surgeons CE Course
This evidence-based educational opportunity will empower surgeons 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 clinicians 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.
Pediatric Planning For Surgery and Pain Management Worksheet
This worksheet will guide you through preparing to manage pain after surgery. Download to complete and share with surgical care team members.
Acute Care Opioid Prescribing Guide
This Guide is a compilation of resources to support evidence-based acute care opioid prescribing.
Managing Pain After Surgery (Adults)
Learn more about how to successfully manage your pain after surgery using over the counter (OTC) medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), non-medication options and using opioids if prescribed by your surgeon.
Acetaminophen and NSAIDs Reference Sheet – Dentistry
A condensed two-pager on using acetaminophen and NSAIDs for postoperative pain management.
Acetaminophen and NSAIDs Reference Sheet – Surgery
Learn more about prescribing acetaminophen and NSAIDs after surgery.
Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (CDC)
Intended to improve communication between providers and patients about the risks and benefits of opioid therapy for chronic pain, improve the safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce the risks associated with long-term opioid therapy, including opioid use disorder and overdose.
Acute Care Opioid Treatment and Prescribing Recommendations: Emergency Department
Prescribing recommendations from the Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission (PDOAC) for the emergency department. These step-by-step recommendations will assist surgeons prepare for appointments, suggest alternative acute pain therapies for patients, and provide post-procedural guidelines to treat acute pain.
Acute Care Opioid Treatment and Prescribing Recommendations: Dental
Prescribing recommendations from the Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission (PDOAC) for dentists. These step-by-step recommendations will assist surgeons prepare for appointments, suggest alternative acute pain therapies for patients, and provide post-procedural guidelines to treat acute pain.
Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers
This free course will empower non-prescribing providers and other learners in directly impacting the opioid epidemic through increased knowledge and tools to transform practice and policies.
How Do You Treat Pain? (For Teens)
A one-page flyer created by the Pediatric Trauma Group at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital focused on non-medication options for teens.
Non-Drug Options for Pain Management and Comfort in Children
A document created by Michigan Medicine Child Life providing greater detail on non-medication strategies.
Medication Tracking Log
This log will help you keep track of which medication you’ve given your child, including the time they’ve received it and the dose.
Managing Pain After Dental Surgery
Learn more about how to successfully manage your pain after dental surgery using over-the-counter (OTC) medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), non-medication options and using opioids if prescribed by your dentist.
Pediatrics Non-Medication Pain Management
Learn how to help manage or reduce your child’s pain and anxiety through various techniques.
Non-Medication Pain Management
Learn how to help manage or reduce your pain and anxiety through various techniques.