Educational Resources
Several organizations provide training materials and programs that aim to bolster provider comfort in prescribing and managing long-term use of buprenorphine for chronic pain.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs offers a clinical practice guide that details when buprenorphine for chronic pain is appropriate, as well as how to manage patients through transition and long-term management.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine offers an online training module for providers interested in learning more about buprenorphine for chronic pain.
The University of Washington’s UW TelePain program is an innovative partnership between the university and community-based providers to increase knowledge and confidence in chronic pain management through weekly didactic sessions available via Zoom. Further, it enables university pain specialists to consult on specific, complex chronic pain cases.