The resources below are designed to advance practice change and/or support your primary care team in providing care for patients on opioids.
Information and tools to support the initiation of buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone®) in primary care.
The pathway incorporates the PEER evidence-based induction flow within the initiation process and the toolkit includes many practical tools and links to resources. It is available as a PDF or video.
Edmonton Zone PCNs Clinic Suboxone Initiation Pathway and Toolkit » [PDF]
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Audience: Physicians and clinic teams in primary care
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative team, with assistance from a clinical working group made up of physicians and health professionals
The ODP to Primary Care Transition Pathway provides a visual of the transition process, including roles and responsibilities, as well as links to key resources in order to support successful transition of stable patients from Opioid Dependency Program (ODP) to their family physician in primary care.
View or download the pathway » [PDF]
Audience: Physicians and clinic teams in primary care and the Opioid Dependency Program
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative team, with assistance from a clinical working group made up of physicians and health professionals
Provides a visual of the transition process to refer patients with Opioid Use Disorder to the Alberta Health Services Opioid Dependency Program. It includes helpful tools for screening, diagnosis and referral.
View or download the pathway » [PDF]
Audience: Physicians and clinic teams in primary care and the Opioid Dependency Program
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative team, with assistance from a clinical working group made up of physicians and health professionals
Information and tools to support primary care physicians, clinic/PCN teams, and community pharmacy teams in the distribution of Naloxone Kits. The pathway provides guidance for health practitioners to provide Naloxone Kits to people using opioids, people using non-opioid substances frequently found to be contaminated with opioids, and friends and family members of people using opioids.
View or download the pathway » [PDF]
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Watch an instructional video on how to use a Naloxone Kit (for practitioners and the general public) »
Audience: Physicians and clinic teams in primary care and community pharmacy teams</br/>
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative team, guided by an advisory committee of primary care and community pharmacy practitioners
An overview of the strategies that are most critical for a healthcare team to focus on to make high impact changes in the area of opioid care.
View or download the tool » [PDF]
Audience: Physicians and quality improvement facilitators in primary care
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative – Edmonton Southside PCN Opioid Response Coordinators and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
The MD Snapshot presentation explains the myths and truths about the Prescribing Report tool. It is a self-reflection resource that focuses on education and quality improvement, allowing physicians to improve their practice and enhance patient care through increased prescribing awareness.
View the presentation » [PDF]
Audience: Physicians and quality improvement facilitators in primary care
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative – Edmonton Southside PCN Opioid Response Coordinators
Clinics and Primary Care Networks can select these HUTV videos to run in their waiting rooms. The video features a primary care physician and patient with lived experience talking about managing opioid use in primary care and support from the primary care team. The video slideshow feature five “Did You Know” facts about opioids.
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Audience: Patients
Created by: Edmonton Zone Opioid Response Initiative Team
