We are offering an Online Opioid Self-Assessment Program (SAP) to help participants identify areas where improvement is required. This program’s target population is physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, medical educators, medical students, and medical residents. The ultimate goal is to close the gap between knowledge and action with regard to the use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. The 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline recommendations were developed to help physicians make appropriate decisions to start a trial of opioid therapy for CNCP and to guide them in the monitoring of long-term opioid therapy, the detection of situations involving misuse, including addiction, and the appropriate response to such situations. The Guideline was updated in 2025 and the content of the educational program has been modified based on the 2025 Canadian Opioid Guideline. The instructional design of the program is knowledge-based. There will be case-based learning (e.g., vignettes and discussions), question-and-answer periods, and Self-assessment questions throughout the course.

We are offering an Online Opioid Self-Assessment Program (SAP) to help participants identify areas where improvement is required. This program’s target population is physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, medical educators and medical residents. The ultimate goal is to close the gap between knowledge and action with regards to the use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. The 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline recommendations were developed to help physicians make appropriate decisions to start a trial of opioid therapy for CNCP and to guide them in the monitoring of long-term opioid therapy, the detection of situations involving misuse, including addiction, and the appropriate response to such situations. The content of the educational program will be primarily based on the 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline.