The Role of Chiropractic in Opioid Use Reduction

The Role of Chiropractic in Opioid Use Reduction is organized by Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC).

Start Date: 07/01/2024
End Date: 05/31/2025

Description:
Collaboratively produced for Canadian chiropractors by CMCC Continuing Education and the Ontario Chiropractic Association, this asynchronous online course will allow participants to increase competency in opioid case outreach and communication with patients and other healthcare professionals. This course will focus on supporting pain management in your practice, including communication with patients and prescribing practitioners and the role of chiropractic care relative to other management strategies.

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:

• Engage patients in conversation about pain management
• Explain the role of chiropractic and manual therapy as a first line of treatment
• Explain the facts about opioids in pain management to enhance interprofessional collaboration
• Reach out to other healthcare professionals about the management of patient opioid use
• Communicate with other healthcare professionals about patient co-management, care and progress