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4.03 | PRESCRIBER AND DISPENSER TRAINING - Pain, opioid therapy and managing inherited patients

eLEARNING SERIESPRESCRIBER AND DISPENSER TRAINING
MODULE NAMEPain, opioid therapy and managing inherited patients
MODULE NUMBERModule 1 of 11
LEARNING LEVELLevel 4 – AOD Treatment Specific
TARGET AUDIENCEAll prescribers and dispensers.
MODULE AIMThe aim of this module is to equip prescribers and dispensers with a greater knowledge and awareness of the complexities and challenges in prescribing or dispensing opioid medicines to new or inherited patients as well as practical strategies that can be implemented in everyday practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

  • differentiate between pain classifications, with a particular focus on the prevalence and causes of lower back pain
  • identify core components of a comprehensive psycho-social-biomedical assessment for opioid therapies
  • demonstrate an understanding of the principles of initiating a monitored medicine
  • differentiate the use of opioids in the treatment of acute pain compared to persistent pain
  • identify and manage predictive behaviours for problematic opioid use
  • identify and apply safe practice recommendations when supporting an inherited patient.
LENGTH2 hours
CPDParticipation in this activity may contribute to CPD. A Statement of Completion will be issued on completion of this module. 
REFERENCE LISTAvailable here
SUGGESTED CITATIONInsight: Centre for AOD Training and Workforce Development. Prescriber and dispenser training: Pain, opioid therapy and managing inherited patients. Brisbane: Queensland Health; 2025. Available from: https://insight.qld.edu.au/training/elearning
COPYRIGHT INFORMATIONThis resource is licensed under Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). This license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. It allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, even for commercial purposes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSQScript Learning was funded by the Prevention Division within the Queensland State Government’s Department of Health.  
LAST UPDATEDFebruary 2023
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