Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
P2 - 04
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
Yes, I have/had in the past 2 years, a financial interest, arrangement, or affiliation with one or more organizations that could be perceived as a direct/indirect conflict of interest in the context/content of the subject of this or any other presentation.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Staff
Affiliation
Title
Overcoming Barriers to Safe Opioid Prescribing: Extending the reach during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
In early 2020, NOSM CEPD launched an online CPD module "Overcoming Barriers to Safe Opioid Prescribing" (OBSOP) to a target audience of Northern Ontario primary care providers ("providers"), funded by Health Canada. With COVID-19's onset OBSOP registration and engagement plummeted as providers responded to the emerging crisis. Simultaneously resident electives were cancelled (travel restrictions, preceptor availability). As Northern Ontario is disproportionately affected by the ongoing opioids epidemic, OBSOP was an opportunity to increase resident non-clinical education in a high clinic need area.
Summary of the Innovation
Collaborating with Post Graduate Education, CEPD offered OBSOP to current NOSM residents. There were no registration restrictions or content changes. Impact was evaluated by existing pre-/post-module evaluations and meta-data.
Conclusion
NOSM CEPD pivoted quickly to offer key curriculum to residents safely and effectively. Resident data showed:
• Course was accessible; content was relevant. All but two outlined impact on future practice.
• Five learning themes emerged: Understanding of opioids; knowledge/skills for patient communication; prescribing knowledge/attitudes; tapering strategies/skills; and tools/resources.
• Residents and providers emphasized distinct areas of value. Residents most often identified tools to be most valuable, followed by tapering strategies/skills. Providers more often focussed on changes to prescribing knowledge/attitudes, and to patient communication.
Pandemic circumstances highlighted opportunities to provide common curriculum beyond CPD's "regular" mandate for faculty. By engaging residents, OBSOP increased uptake and extended reach. Evaluation supports CPD's potential to offer value to a continuum of learners, which should be considered during development.
Keyword 1
Educational continuum
Keyword 2
opioids
Keyword 3
online learning
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Patient Safety
Authors
Presenter
Pam Haight
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
