Chronic pain

The Douglas Mental Health University Institute site provides an exhaustive list of tools for the screening and diagnosis of mental health and substance abuse problems.

Presentation: Dr. Mike Evans, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

Case simulations and role-playing with four characters: the pharmacist, the nurse, the physician and the patient

Présentation de Christopher Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PowerPoint)

Yoko Murphy, Elliot M. Goldner, Benedikt Fischer, Pain Physician 2015; 18 :E-605-E614  

G. Campbell, S. Nielsen B. Larance, R. Bruno, R. Mattick, W. Hall, N. Lintzens, M. Cohen, K. Smith, L. Degenhardt, Pain Medicine 2015; 16 :1745-1758

D.P. Alford, New England Journal of Medicine 2016; 374 :301-303, January 28, 2016

Roger Chou et al, Annals of Internal Medicine, February 17, 2015; vol. 162, no. 4 

In a memorandum to federal departments and agencies, the President announced two important steps: proper training in opioid prescribing for health care professionals and improving access to treatment. State, local and private sector actions include opioid prescriber training and awareness messaging on opioid abuse for health care professionals.

Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec (AIDQ)

The kit includes an intervention guide and six clinical fact sheets on substance use disorders and anxiety problems, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, symptoms of depression, difficult personality disorder (antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder) and attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity. Click on the link opposite to order the kit online.