Tools for Professionals

Here are some useful clinical tools. Most of these tools are in the appendices of the OPG Guidelines. They created separate PDFs so you can download and save or print them individually.

Flow Sheets

• Acute and chronic pain flow sheets

Assessment Tools

• ORT: Opioid risk tool
• SOAPP-R: Screen and opioid assessment for patients with pain
• PHQ-4: The four-item patient health questionnaire for anxiety and depression
• PC-PTSD: Primary care PTSD screen
• S T O P B A N G: Screening for obstructive sleep apnea
• Chronic pain treatment checklist

Laboratory Screening

• Urine drug screenings (UDS) FAQ
• Metabolism data for common medications

Patient-Provider Communication

• Patient treatment agreements
• Material risk notice
• Medical risks of long-term opioid use

Assessing Progress

• Graded pain and function scale
• Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire
• PEG-3: Pain screening tool

Other Tools

• Additional assessment tools
• Behavioral health risks screening tool for pregnant women and women of childbearing age
• Opioid withdrawal attenuation cocktail
• Patient and community resources