This training is for attendees of the Alaska Annual School of Addiction Conference only.

Communicating with patients who are on high-dose prescription opioids or those with an Opioid Use Disorder is an ongoing challenge. This session will use realistic provider- patient scenarios to help boost provider confidence when having "difficult conversations". Tips and tools, e.g.,"Survival Tips: Things to Remember for the Toughest Cases" will be provided to help providers boost their confidence when discussing options. Participants will be encouraged to share their experience of interacting with patients with OUD, and consider how best to manage OUD by practicing skills increasingly needed in integrated care models.