Trauma-Informed Crucial Conversations & Opioid Tapers, Part 3 - June 2016

DESCRIPTION A Continued Medical Education (CME) event for primary care providers, presented by Health Share of Oregon and the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center at OHSU. PRESENTER Lydia Bartholow, PMHNP Central City Concern OBJECTIVE • Build skills in patient centered conversations regarding opiates and safety • Understand motivational interviewing in the context of chronic pain treatment Learn to compassionately navigate difficult conversations about opiates, addiction and pain • Understand how to calculate morphine equivalents per day • Understand the steps necessary to plan a successful opioid taper • Describe several opioid taper case scenarios