Difficult Conversations
Navigating Difficult Conversations About Opioids
How to talk about changes to pain management plans or tapering opioids.
Talking to Patients About SUD: Strategies for Primary Care Providers
Guiding principles and strategies that can help primary care providers discuss SUDs with patients while promoting a safe environment.
Patient Communication in Substance Use Disorder
Due to complex presentations of addictive behaviors and medical comorbidities, it’s essential for healthcare providers to acknowledge and assess factors that generate dissonance between the patient and the physician.
How to Talk to Patients About SUD
How to address SUD recovery with your patients.
A Guide to Difficult Conversations About Opioids for Chronic Pain
Learn how to assess pain, decide on functional goals, and taper opioids in a clinically realistic scenario.
Principles and Language Suggestions for Talking with Patients
Provides key principles, language suggestions, and specific scripts to help providers navigate difficult opioid conversations.
Common Traps and Negotiation Strategies
Examples of how to identify common traps respond to possible questions and scenarios a patient may present.
Navigation Strategies for Compassion-Based Patient Interactions
Five-step process for navigating challenging patient conversations.
