PCSS has the resources and training you need
to meet the needs of your patients.
PCSS is a national training and clinical mentoring project developed in response to the opioid use disorder crisis. Our education and training resources were developed for primary care providers. The overarching goal of PCSS is to provide the most effective evidenced-based clinical practices in the prevention of OUD through proper opioid prescribing practices, identifying patients with OUD, and the treatment of opioid use disorder.
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Modules
Designed to enhance providers’ knowledge and skills in evidence-based treatment practices. Most include CME/CE credit and all are offered at no cost.
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Podcasts
The PCSS Podcasts provides insight into challenges around opioid use disorders and pain management.
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Videos
Videos address an array of topics including: stigma, engaging patients and treatment options.
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Webinars
Webinars address a wide range of topics related to clinical practices. Most include CME/CE credit and all are offered at no cost.
Find an Educational Activity
Most Recent Trainings
Navigating the Intersection of Migraine and OUD Part 2: Interventional, Neuromodulation, and Behavioral Approaches
This webinar is the second of a 3-part series on the intersection of migraine and opioid use disorder (OUD). Chronic headache conditions such as migraine can be treated with multiple non-opioid, non-pharmacologic approaches. The faculty will explore the different types of interventional procedures, non-invasive neuromodulation, and psychological/behavioral approaches that are now available to help manage migraine, while reducing reliance on opioids and other analgesics. Appropriate referral and multimodal integration of such strategies can be especially helpful for patients with chronic headache and comorbid OUD.Non-Opioid Symptom Management Strategies for Populations Prescribed Opioids
The presentation will present recent research findings that highlight existing symptom burdens and barriers to relief for adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain or opioid use disorder. The speaker will review best practice recommendations for non-pharmacologic pain management and offer strategies healthcare professionals can adopt to address undermanaged symptom control that can lead to opioid misuse, overdose, and death.Pearls for Pain Management in the Traumatic Injury Population Experiencing Substance Use Disorders
This webinar is geared towards health care providers caring for hospitalized patients with pain and a substance use disorder, with a focus on people with traumatic injuries. This webinar will use a case based approach to outline some of the challenges and complexities of managing pain in trauma patients with a substance use disorder. The primary content will describe a successful analgesic plan and transition to Suboxone in the acute traumatic postoperative period.
Other trainings you might be interested in:
- Understanding Substance Use Disorders
- Treatments for Stimulant Use Disorder: Evaluation of the Evidence
- Digital Therapeutics for Substance Use Disorders: Research Priorities and Clinical Validation
- Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care
- Behavioral Interventions for MAT: Improving Outcomes