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| 3 Feb 2025 | |
| Education |
Resources for Opioid Prescribers
Illinois State Requirements
Illinois physicians are required to take three hours of Continuing Medical Education specifically on safe opioid prescribing practices. The IAFP has online courses to meet this requirement!
Medical licensure requirements in Illinois are developed by the Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (IDFPR). To view the full list of medical licensure requirements as determined by the state agency, please visit the IDFPR physician website or idfpr.illinois.gov
DEA: MAT Act Training Requirement - As Congressionally-mandated, medical practitioners have a new role to help patients fighting to sustain recovery and prevent opioid overdoses. All medical registrants submitting a new or renewing a current registration must attest to completing an eight-hour training to treat patients overcoming opioid and other substance use disorders. Learn more.
Learn more DEA: MATE Act Training Requirements (Video)
Provider Education / IAFP Opioid Safety CME Free for IAFP members
The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians already has several 1-hour online courses on opioid safety
Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program
State law requires that all prescribers with controlled substance licenses must register for the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program. The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is an electronic tool that collects information on controlled substance prescriptions, reported on a daily basis by retail pharmacies dispensing in Illinois. If you are not already registered, please visit www.ilpmp.org and register. If you have any problems registering, call the PMP for assistance at 217-524-1311 or email dhs.pmp@illinois.gov.
IL-PMP registration and implementation information.
Prescription Monitoring Program: How-To Videos
Increasing access to Naloxone is one of multiple harm reduction strategies IDHS is utilizing to support people experiencing the disease of addiction and addressing record numbers of fatalities. For more information on the program, and to enroll and receive Narcan, go to: IDHS/SUPR Drug Overdose Prevention Program (state.il.us)
Fact & Figures
CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Resources for your practice
Illinois Opioid Hotline - Free and confidential help, 24/7
Click here to access downloadable images for your practice website
Fentanyl flyer from Live4Lali and Chicago Recovery Alliance
Postcards, Flyers, and Posters available online for download.
Opioid Response Network:
The opioid and stimulant crisis has strained the entire healthcare system and demands an array of solutions. ORN has brought together hundreds of addiction specialists and over 45 national professional healthcare organizations to support healthcare providers. All for free. Contact ORN to see how they can help enhance your efforts. Visit OpioidResponseNetwork.org opioidresponsenetwork.org/events/ to view upcoming trainings.
Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Great Lakes ATTC) Resources:
Walking in Wellness Podcast
ATTC Educational Packages For Opioid Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorder Learning Series (from National Hispanic and Latino ATTC)
Trainings and events
Providers Clinical Support System:
Education & Training
Clinical tools
Opioid resources:
