The 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain is in the process of being updated to include new evidence and recommendations on acute, sub-acute, and chronic pain. The updated clinical practice guideline is intended to help improve communication between providers and patients and empower them to make informed, patient-centered decisions related to safe and effective pain care.
Communicating with Patients
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Communicating with Patients: Course Details and Accreditation Statements [PDF – 328 KB]
Physicians, nurses and other health professionals can receive free continuing education for this training by registering on CDC Training and Continuing Education (TCE) Online, searching for course number WB2858, and completing the evaluation.- CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016
- Information for Providers
- Guideline Resources
- COCA Webinar Series on the Guideline from CDC and the University of Washington
- Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids: Online Training
- Find additional courses on opioids at CDC TRAIN
Page last reviewed: July 5, 2022