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Responding to the Opioid Crisis by Designing and Developing a National UGME Competency-Based Curriculum on Pain Medicine, Addictions and Substance Use Disorder in Canada

In 2018, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada undertook a substantive initiative, supported by Health Canada, originally titled "Academic Medicine Responds to the Opioid Crisis: Developing a Canada wide, competency-based online curriculum for future physicians in pain management, substance abuse and addictions". This workshop provides participants with an approach for addressing the largest current public health crisis in Canada by creating an educational opportunity targeting undergraduate medical students to gain knowledge, confidence, competence and motivation to diagnose, treat and manage pain with an understanding of addictions, substance use disorder and harm reduction, while supporting the social accountability mandates of medical schools. Details of the pilot launch and expansion into phase 2 including postgraduate and continuing professional development will be included.

This workshop will begin with an introduction to the development of the curriculum, then a demonstration of the design elements used such as the spiral curriculum and adoption of formative and synoptic assessments. Participants will engage in an interactive large group discussion on the strengths and challenges of instructional design that promotes national collaboration and a standardized educational program. Small group discussion will focus on strategies for curriculum implementation with various models of medical education. An important focus will be on lessons learned throughout the project.

This session is best suited for medical educators and students who have an interest in teaching methods related to pain management, substance use, harm reduction, and/or curriculum development with a focus at the undergraduate medical level.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: 1. Describe how AFMC's Response to Opioids Project can impact the largest public health crisis in Canada. 2. Identify the challenges and opportunities in building a national competency-based online bilingual curriculum for undergraduate medical learners with an emphasis on lessons learned. 3. Explore high-impact practices for engaging health and education stakeholders to support consensus building.

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