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Beginner Level
Approx. 27 hours to complete
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What you will learn

  • Explain the factors that contributed to the current opioid crisis.

  • Understand the pathophysiology of pain and its treatment, including what opioids are and how they work.

  • Understand strategies to reduce unintended use and misuse, like prescribing guidelines, surveillance, safe disposal, and intervention messaging.

  • Identify what strategies and tools you can employ to impact the safe use of opioids across clinical care settings and with a variety of populations.

Flexible deadlines
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Shareable Certificate
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100% online
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Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
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Beginner Level
Approx. 27 hours to complete
English

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University of Michigan

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
3 hours to complete

Module 1: Epidemiology of the Opioid Crisis

3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 48 min), 9 readings, 2 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
3 hours to complete

Module 2: Understanding Pain

3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 24 min), 6 readings, 4 quizzes
Week3
Week 3
7 hours to complete

Module 3: Prevention of Misuse and Abuse

7 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 72 min), 12 readings, 10 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
6 hours to complete

Module 4: Working with Patients and the Public

6 hours to complete
12 videos (Total 127 min), 10 readings, 8 quizzes

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