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.
The Art of Difficult Conversations
Examples of how to address difficult conversations with patuents.
What We Say Matters
When we use language that focuses on a sense of safety and hope, rather than danger and threat, we can help quiet their pain.
