OPIOID TAPERING & SAFE PRESCRIBING CONFERENCE RECORDED PRESENTATIONS

Event Overview

Through this recorded learning event, primary care providers and others who prescribe opioids for chronic pain will learn how to effectively taper and support patients who are on high doses of opioids in a patient-centered and medically-sound way, while keeping their patients safe and managing their pain through safe prescribing.

Event Goals & Objectives

• Describe how tapering leads to patient safety and well-being

• Practice effective patient-centered tapering, and know when to implement

• Apply knowledge to support patient success in care teams

• Effectively treat patients’ pain while tapering

• Apply approaches to safe and effective pain management