Opioid Resources for GME
AOA Programs / Initiatives
- AOA’s Training in Policy Studies (TIPS) program gives residents an opportunity to initiate involvement in health policy issues. Sessions on the opioid epidemic are included in this program.
Journal Articles
- Improving Residents’ Safe Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain Using an Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Study on implementing a structured clinical examination for safe opioid prescribing as an educational tool for residents to deliver non-opioid chronic pain treatment. - New, Nonopioid Pain Management Treatments Are Needed, Experts Say
Addiction Medicine & GME
- Opioid Use Disorder Resources
- The Opioid Epidemic as a Watershed Moment for Physician Training in Addiction Medicine
Three ongoing obstacles to implementing training in addiction medicine:
- Lack of time available to add new content in medical schools and residencies.
- Limited number of preceptors who are qualified to teach medical students and residents in this are of medicine.
- Challenges in recruiting for a fellowship (additional year in the fellowship).
- Inconsistencies in opioid training and significant gaps in faculty development for opioid training are two identified challenges.
- Position statement by the Association of Academic Physicians calling for a new national strategy to address the diagnosis and treatment of pain via a functional approach to reduce the risk of opioid abuse and misuse.
- National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic (several DOs included in steering committee and working groups, including Dr. Shannon and is chaired by Dr. Nasca)
- Addiction Medicine Milestones
- Addiction Medicine Supplemental Guide
ACOEP:
- Role of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians In Safe Opioid Prescribing
- AOA Endorses Pathway to Subspecialty Certification in Addiction Medicine
- Medicine Responds to Addiction: Implementing Physician Training: Jan 30, 2018
- The American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) website
- Basic Standards for Fellowship Training in Addiction Medicine in Osteopathic Family Practice and Manipulative Treatment
ABMS & Addiction Medicine:
- FAQ-Recognition of Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties: April 11, 2016
- Clinical Privilege White Paper: Addiction Medicine
- MedPage Today: ACGME a 'Game-Changer' for Addiction Medicine
Pain Medicine:
- Opioid Prescriber CME Grants
- Federation of State Medical Boards Continuing Medical Education Board-by-Board Overview
- Improving Physician and Medical Student Education in Substance Use Disorders
- Medical Education in Substance Abuse: From Student to Practicing Osteopathic Physician
AAMC Resources
- AAMC Webinar Series “Innovative Educational Approaches to Safe Opiate Prescribing and Pain Management
- 4/5/2017 webinar focused on approaches in undergraduate medical education (UME)
- 4/6/2017 webinar focused on approaches in graduate medical education (GME)
- 4/7/2017 webinar focused on approaches in continuing medical education (CME)