The following resources are available for the Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program.
Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program education and training pathway (physicians and nurse practitioners)
Workbooks (physicians and nurse practitioners)
- Community Settings (updated November 2023)
- Acute Care Settings (updated November 2023)
Preceptorship (physicians and nurse practitioners)
The POATSP Online Course
Authorized registered nurse and registered psychiatric nurse education and training pathway
The POATSP: RNs and RPNs online course
Workbook
- Email [email protected] for the RN/RPN workbook
Preceptorship
- Once a Certificate of Completion is provided from POATSP: RNs and RPNs, the BCCSU will provide information to schedule a preceptorship
Decision Support Tools
Prescribing
- BCCNM Prescribing standards for registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses
Resources for all prescribers
Support Line
- 24/7 Addiction Medicine Clinician Support Line: 778-945-7619
Clinical guidance
- For the latest guidance for opioid use disorder, visit the opioid use disorder care guidance page
Screening and diagnosis
Medication-specific resources
Buprenorphine/naloxone
- Buprenorphine/naloxone Common Drug–Drug Interactions
- Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
- Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS)
- Traditional Buprenorphine/naloxone Induction: Medications to Minimize Withdrawal Symptoms
- Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) To Go: Traditional Induction
- Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) To Go: Low-dose Induction (micro-dosing)
- Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) To Go: Low-dose Induction (micro-dosing) Wallet-size Dosing Schedule
Methadone
Slow-release oral morphine
All OAT
- Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics Accepting New Patients
- Opioid Agonist Treatment Pharmacies
- Detection Time of Substances in Urine