Advocating for Family Doctors in Maine

November 2022 - Special Edition

"Managing Pain"

MAFP Member Resources for Managing Chronic Pain & Controlled Substance Prescribing

The recent closure of a pain clinic in southern Maine brings two things to mind:

1. Family Physicians are well-positioned to work with patients who have complex problems like chronic pain (and there are many such patients in need of a good Family Physician), and

2. Continue to follow Controlled Substance prescribing best practices by following communications from the AAFP, other medical societies and licensing boards.

Photo: Loren Ballestas DO, Bangor)

Check out these local Maine resources:

(Photo: E. Mock)

Maine SUD Learning Community offering multiple resources on chronic pain management:

Technical assistance
Rapid ECHO (1 hr/week for 6 weeks)
Tapering resources - Benzos & Methadone
Archived webinars
Open office hours on 11/29

https://mesudlearningcommunity.org/

Handout: “Universal Precautions,” Maine Independent Clinical Information Service

Individualized Academic Detailing on Tapering & Maine Opioid Laws, Maine Independent Clinical Information Service, More Information - Contact MICIS HERE

Online CME modules on Tapering and the PMP, MMA Center for Quality Improvement - HERE

Controlled Substance Stewardship program, Schmidt Institute

CONTACT: https://theschmidtinstitute.org/contact-us/