What to expect during first treatment
Description:
Patient contract that can be used to set expectations and guidelines before beginning buprenorphine treatment.
Source:
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (4 votes)
Tags:
- Initial patient contact
- Managing challenging patients
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Consent
- Contract
- Patient and physician communication
- What to expect during first treatment
- Physician and patient agreements
- Patient education materials
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
Description:
Provides patients with an in-depth look at what to expect from buprenorphine treatment including preparing for treatment, urine testing, counseling, and effects on sleep and relationships.
Source:
The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment (NAABT) (3 votes)
Tags:
- Patient education materials
- Addiction
- Behavioral therapy
- Confidentiality
- Induction
- Maintenance
- Side effects
- Suboxone
- Symptoms
- Urine testing
- Withdrawal
- About buprenorphine
- About opioid dependence and addiction
- How to take buprenorphine successfully
- What to expect during first treatment
- Patient education materials
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
