Pain Assessment & Opioid Stewardship
- Pain is complex and multifactorial
- Identify pain threshold and goals
- Utilize PQRSTE (Palliating/provoking factors, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time, Effect)
- Utilize the PAINAD scale(PDF, 60 KB) for patients unable to self-report
- Therapy should focus on medication and non-drug treatment
- Total Pain Management Tool
- Guide to Opioid Stewardship
- Opioid Conversion Calculator
- Opioid Stewardship: Self-guided clinical compliance video training
- Download the Guide to Opioid Stewardship