About the Safer Prescribing Toolkit
Development
In 2018, the UM Injury Prevention Center and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services worked together to develop a safer prescribing toolkit. A needs assessment was conducted to understand what topics were necessary for inclusion and would be most relevant to practicing clinicians. Based on the topic areas identified, the UM Injury Prevention Center conducted a comprehensive review of currently available prescribing toolkits and resources. In addition, the Center conducted a comprehensive literature review to understand what resources required updating. Based on these reviews and the needs assessment, specific content was developed or included in the current safer prescribing toolkit. Feedback was sought from experts in the field and practicing primary care providers to ensure usability, applicability, and relevance for a practicing clinician.
The toolkit is periodically reviewed and updated. The most recent update was completed in 2025.
Audience
This toolkit has been specifically designed to provide Michigan primary care providers and their patients and/or families with the up-to-date resources, guidelines, and strategies for managing acute and chronic pain. The information in this toolkit has broad applicability and can be used by all Michigan, and non-Michigan, clinicians including Surgeons, Dentists, and Sub-Specialty providers.
How should this toolkit be used?
If you are a healthcare provider, please select a topic of interest to you on the main toolkit homepage. Most toolkit sections include:
- High level overview of topic
- In-text links and resources
- A section on ready-to-distribute resources for patients
- Additional resources and trainings for providers
There is also a comprehensive search feature if you are looking for resources on a specific topic.
Funding Disclosures
Research reported herein was supported by a grant to the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Award Number R49-CE-002099. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.
This work was supported in part by Grant Number, CE16-1606 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.