Opioid Stewardship Program
Program overview
The program supports clinicians and patients with evidence-based, trauma-informed education and guidance on the appropriate prescribing of opioids while promoting non-pharmacological and non-opioid analgesic therapies for managing pain and opioid use disorder. We work to ensure that opioid prescriptions are utilized appropriately throughout the healthcare system to promote health of the individual and community.
SHA Library Opioid Stewardship resource page: https://library.saskhealthauthority.ca/home/opioid_stewardship
What Are Opioids?
General information about opioids.
What Can I Do?
Responsibilities of patients and the public towards opioid stewardship.
Opioid Use Disorder
An overview of opioid use disorder.
Non-Opioid Treatments For Chronic Pain
Information about non-opioid options for pain management.
Chronic Pain Clinics
Information about multidisciplinary chronic or complex pain clinics.
Addiction and Harm Reduction Clinics
Information about RAAM clinics & more.
Opioid Stewardship Program Resources
Opioid resources for patients and the public.
Education and Research
Opioid education and research.
About Us
Contact information for the opioid stewardship program.
What is stewardship?
The backbone of any stewardship program follows the same principles: safe prescribing so that the right patient receives the right drug at the right dose for the right indication for the right length of time.
Opioid stewardship is everyone’s responsibility
- For healthcare providers, it means staying up to date with current evidence and appropriate prescribing practices and communicating this information to patients.
- For patients, it means questioning whether an opioid is the most appropriate treatment and practicing safe handling, storage, and disposal of opioids.
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