Avoid opiates after surgery

Better pain management. Better outcomes. Brought to you by the SAGES Opioid Task Force

Resources to Optimize Safe Pain Management

Improving quality patient care with practical tips and information for surgeons to reduce opioid prescriptions while ensuring pain management for their patients.

PREOPERATIVE INTERVENTIONS

Set expectations for patients and prepare them for surgery. Click here for resources.

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INTRAOPERATIVE & INPATIENT INTERVENTIONS

Blocks (videos) and techniques. Click here for videos.

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POSTOPERATIVE INTERVENTIONS

Prescribing recommendations and more. Click here for resources.

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NEW OpiVoid™ CME to meet DEA/MATE Act!

October 22, 2025: SAGES is proud to announce the newly updated OpiVoid™ CME Activity. OpiVoid™ is a comprehensive, evidence-based program that helps surgeons and their teams improve patient care, enhance recovery, and meet the DEA’s MATE Act education requirement, through a lens that reflects real surgical practice. Developed and reviewed by surgical experts, this eight-hour enduring online activity covers the full spectrum of perioperative opioid and pain management, with special attention to complex surgical scenarios.

This activity is FREE for SAGES Members and $150 for non-members.

👉 Take OpiVoid Today! Go to www.sages.org/login
Enter your credentials and click LOG IN.
From the user panel, click Access Organization Wide Learning System (OWLS).
The OWLS dashboard will appear.
Click Catalog from the menu or Browse All from the dashboard.
Type OpiVoid into the search bar.
Click Continue to enroll or View Details to learn more about the course.

National Opioid Take-Back: Order Your Charcoal Bags Now!

SAGES is dedicated to promoting patient safety, including the safe disposal of opioids. Did you know that pharmacies and anyone with a DEA prescribing number can order free pre-paid drug mail-back envelopes? Visit the Opioid Anagelsic site to learn more and order!

Be sure to encourage your patients to participate in Take Back Day. Patients can find disposal sites and more information here.

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Brought to you by the SAGES QOS Committee and OpiVoid™ Task Force