• Register here

• Email [email protected] for the RN/RPN workbook

• Once a Certificate of Completion is provided from POATSP: RNs and RPNs, the BCCSU will provide information to schedule a preceptorship

• Decision Support Tool for RN and RPN Prescribing of Buprenorphine
  • The Sublocade product monograph was updated by Health Canada in December 2025, to reflect the addition of on-label prescribing of alternative injection sites and a rapid induction. While CP-OUD DST revisions are in progress to determine CP-OUD RN/RPN clinical decision-making points in relation to these updates, CP-OUD RNs/RPNs are required to consult with an MD/NP to determine a patient’s clinical suitability for alternative injection sites and/or rapid induction.
• Decision Support Tool for RN and RPN Prescribing of Methadone or Slow-release Oral Morphine

• BCCNM Prescribing standards for registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses

• Operational Resource: Considerations for Implementation to Support Registered Nurses/Registered Psychiatric Nurses Opioid Use Disorder Certified
• Site Readiness Checklist for Non-Health Authority Sites

• 24/7 Addiction Medicine Clinician Support Line: 778-945-7619

• For the latest guidance for opioid use disorder, visit the opioid use disorder care guidance page
• For guidance designed to support clinicians as they begin practicing as new OAT prescribers, view the OAT Prescriber Resource Guide

• The DSM-5 Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Opioid Use Disorder
• Patient Assessment for Opioid Agonist Treatment

Buprenorphine/naloxone

• Buprenorphine/naloxone Common Drug–Drug Interactions
• Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
• Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS)
• Traditional Buprenorphine/naloxone Induction: Medications to Minimize Withdrawal Symptoms
• Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) To Go: Traditional Induction
• Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) To Go: Low-dose Induction (micro-dosing)
• Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) To Go: Low-dose Induction (micro-dosing) Wallet-size Dosing Schedule

Methadone

• Methadone Common Drug–Drug Interactions

Slow-release oral morphine

• Slow-release Oral Morphine Common Drug–Drug Interactions

All OAT

• Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics Accepting New Patients
• Opioid Agonist Treatment Pharmacies
• Detection Time of Substances in Urine

British Columbia Substance Use Disorder Community of Practice Inventory