Safer Opioids for All
We advance patient safety by ensuring Fellows have the evidence-based information and education they require to provide high quality patient care within the scope of their practice.
Opioids in Canada: A Snapshot
While prescription opioids are designed to help patients manage acute and chronic pain, in recent years there has been an increase in the harms associated with their misuse. Given the complexity of prescription drug abuse, particularly opioids at present, there is increased momentum toward comprehensive, collaborative responses from medical and other health professions, regulatory authorities, patient safety organizations, law enforcement and government at all levels.
What are we doing to combat Canada’s opioids crisis? Browse our educational resources on safer prescribing practices and information on our activities.
These resources will be regularly updated as new evidence and resource become available.
Our Resources ▼
- Brief/Article
- Course
- Environmental Scan
- Evidence Review
- Guideline
- Stepwise Approach for the Prescription of Opiates for Non-Cancer Pain: A Review of Clinical Evidence and Guidelines
- Guideline for Management of Primary Headache in Adults (2012)
- PDF format Electronic App
- Managing dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Palliative Care for the Patient with Incurable Cancer or Advanced Disease - Part 2: Pain and Symptom Management
- 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Clinical Toolkit: Rethinking Meperidine (Demerol)
- Opioid Manager - Switching Opioids
- Confronting Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic
- Inventory
- Position Statement
- Safety Alert
- Safety Bulletin on Advanced Opioid Safety for Children in Hospitals
- Decimal Point in New Strength of HYDROmorph Contin Leads to an Opioid Overdose
- Deaths Associated with Medication Incidents: Learning from Collaborative Work with Provincial Offices of the Chief Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner
- Opioid-Related Incident in a Long-Term Care Home