Sajida and Sue will discuss prescribing of high dose opioids, looking at new guidance suggesting what constitutes high doses, problems high dose opioid usage can cause and how to identify prescribing locally.   They will discuss the data, tools and resources available to help healthcare professionals identify, review and reduce prescribing using shared decision making. They will focus on PrescQIPP resources developed to support this important area of work.

• Understand the problems linked with opioid use in chronic pain
• Identify and define what doses of opioid are considered high dose
• Understand how to use data to identify prescribing of high dose opioids
• Be aware of resources available to support reviewing patients and deprescribing where appropriate