Provider Resources

Medication Management

• SAFE Medication Review Framework (CDC handout)
• Pill Count Procedure (UNC resource)
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) (CDC handout)
• UNC Sample Urine Drug Screening Report (UNC resource)
• Urine Drug Testing Factsheet (CDC handout)
• Urine Drug Testing (AAFP resource)
• Ten Medications Older Adults Should Avoid or Use with Caution (HealthinAging.org tip sheet)
• Motivational Interviewing Resource – Pain (UNC resource)
• Motivational Interviewing Resource – Anxiety (UNC resource)

Opioids

• Starting a Conversation about Deprescribing Opioids or Benzodiazepines (UNC resource)
• Opioid Information Sheet (UNC resource)
• Calculating Total Daily Dose of Opioids for Safer Dosage (CDC conversion chart)
• Opioid Conversion Table (AAFP Chronic Pain Management Toolkit resource)
• Opiate Equianalgesic Dosing Chart (UNC Health Care)
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (CDC resource)
• Opioid Clinical Implementation Tools and Factsheets (CDC quick reference guide)
• Assessing Benefits and Harms of Opioid Therapy (CDC factsheet)
• Addressing Barriers to Opioid Tapering (UNC resource)
• Non-Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (CDC resource)
• Opioid Tapering Resource (AAFP resource)
• Opioid Taper/Discontinuation (The BRAVO Protocol) (Oregon Pain Guidance)
• Alternatives to Opioids [VIDEO 7:13] (UNC resource)
• UNC Health Care Opioid Stewardship Program (UNC website)
• Management of Pain in Older Adults (USC GWEP CME activity)
• Alternatives to Opioids  [VIDEO 7:13] (UNC resource)
• Alternatives to Benzodiazepines [VIDEO 11:01] (UNC resource)
• National Academy of Medicine (NAM) article, August 10, 2020: Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient Settings

Benzodiazepines

• Starting a Conversation about Deprescribing Opioids or Benzodiazepines (UNC resource)
• Benzodiazepine Information Sheet (UNC resource)
• Benzodiazepine Equivalency Table (UNC resource)
• Benzodiazepine Tapering Strategies (UNC resource)
• Benzodiazepine & Z-Drug (BZRA) Deprescribing Algorithm (deprescribing.org provider resource)
• DSM-V Diagnosis for Sedative, Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Use Disorder – Overview (UNC resource)
• Addressing Barriers to Benzodiazepine Tapering (UNC resource)
• Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw (The Ashton Manual)
• Alternatives to Benzodiazepines [VIDEO 11:01] (UNC resource)

Falls Prevention

• Algorithm for Fall Risk Screening, Assessment, and Intervention (CDC STEADI resource)
• Talking About Fall Prevention with Your Patients (CDC STEADI resource)
• Take Steps to Prevent Older Adult Falls (CDC STEADI resource)
• Using STEADI for Falls Prevention (UNC video)