PCSS-O Training

Prescribers’ Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O) is a three year grant funded by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

It is a collaborative project led by American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry with: American Dental Association, American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, American Psychiatric Association, American Society for Pain Management Nursing, and International Nurses Society on Addictions.

These organizations are providing training and education on the safe and effective prescribing of opioid medications in the treatment of pain and/or opioid addiction. The focus of this project is to reach prescribers and/or prescribers-in-training from diverse healthcare professions including physicians, nurses, dentists, physician assistants, pharmacists, and program administrators to offer free, accessible, evidence-based trainings. The training topics focus on safe and appropriate prescribing of opioids and to providing peer support to these prescribers. To reach the largest number of prescribers most cost-effectively and efficiently, PCSS-O provides a variety of educational materials dedicated to this topic. The establishment of this national training and mentoring program will help to improve the health and safety of Americans suffering with chronic pain and/or opioid-related addiction.