Pain Resources
- Professional Standard Regarding Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs
- Caring for Legacy Patients (CPSNS)
- NP Prescribing Methadone Guidelines
- CPSNS Professional Standards & Guidelines Regarding Prescribing
- Opioid Use in Chronic Pain
- Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub
- Provincial Pain Clinics.Mar 2023
- Practical Tools & Resources for Primary Care
- Pain Self Management Program & Patient Resources
- NS Pain Self-Management Outcome Measures
- Resources to Assist Patients in Pain Self-Management & Mental Well-Being
- Simplified Guidelines for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care
- Initiation of Opioid Therapy for Acute Pain
Screening Tools
- ACE(Adverse Childhood Experiences)
- CRAFFT (Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble)
- PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire)
- MMS (Modified Mini Screen)
- DAI Tool(Diagnostic Assessment Interview) pgs 23-30
- GAD-7 Tool(Generalized Anxiety Disorder) pgs 39-42
- CASr-SF Tool (Composite Abuse Scale Revised-Short Form
CASR-SF may not be reproduced without permission. There is no fee to use this scale, but permission must be obtained from Dr. Marilyn Ford-Gilboe (mfordg@uwo.ca) before use. - COMM (Current Opioid Misuse Measure)
- Managing Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults
Community Resources
CFPC Certification Ethical Guidelines
Addiction Resources
- New Framework for Methadone Carries.Carry Principles-OnePager
- New Framework for Methadone Carries: Carry Principles.Plain language Summary
- A New Framework for Methadone Carries. Carry Principles
- Professional Standard Regarding Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs (CPSNS)
- Caring for Legacy Patients
- Initiation of Opioid Therapy for Acute Pain
- Opioid Manager
- Addictions Medicine Consult Service FAQ July final
- Addiction Medicine Consult Service Information Card July final
- Practical Tools & Resources for Primary Care
- DHW Addiction Services
- Take Home Naloxone Program
- Mental Health 101
- Clinical Guidelines on SUD among Older Canadians
- CPSNS Professional Standards & Guidelines Regarding Prescribing