Opioid prescribing toolkit
By: Nathaniel Katz.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
ISBN-13: 9780195390117; 9780195390100
Subjects: Opioids -- Therapeutic use -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use -- Handbooks; Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects -- Handbooks; Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control -- Handbooks; Pain -- drug therapy -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Description: "This unique workbook provides a comprehensive array of user-friendly tools to prescribe opioids safely and effectively to patients with chronic pain in a manner consistent with current clinical practice standards and regulatory guidelines. In addition to clear algorithms, report templates and even instructions for busy office staff, this tool kit provides invaluable tools for immediate use such as those for assessment, triage, opioid rotation, and even exit strategy"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Algorithm for opioid prescribing; title: Tools for each step of the algorithm; title: How to prescribe opioids; title: Instructions for office staff; title: Controlled substances policy sign; title: Initial patient assessment : self report; title: Initial patient assessment : clinician guide; title: Mental health screening tool; title: Urine toxicology; title: Prescription monitoring report; title: Recognizing drug abusers; title: Triage tool; title: Choosing an analgesic treatment; title: Patient treatment agreement; title: Patient education brochure; title: Pain assessment and documentation tool (PADT); title: Endocrine lab tests; title: Brief intervention; title: Opiod rotation tool; title: Exit strategy tool.