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CPSM Prescribing Standards Survey

The working group currently reviewing and updating the Standards of Practice for prescribing opioids (effective Jan 2019) and prescribing benzodiazepines/Z-drugs (effective Nov 2020) is seeking registrant feedback. This survey and results will remain anonymous.

Completion time: less than 5 minutes

This survey closes on Sunday, April, 19 11:59 p.m. CST
Section 1: Practice Profile
1.Do you prescribe any of the following in your practice? Check all that apply.(Required.)
2.Which best describes your primary area of practice?(Required.)
3.Years in clinical practice:(Required.)
Section 2: Prescribing Practices Over Time
4.Over the past five years, which best describes your prescribing of opioids and/or benzodiazepines/Z-drugs?(Required.)
5.If your opioid prescribing has changed, which changes apply? Check all that apply.(Required.)
6.If your benzodiazepine/Z-drug prescribing has changed, which changes apply? Check all that apply.(Required.)
Section 3: Experience Implementing Standards in Practice
7.Incorporating the CPSM prescribing standards into routine practice is:(Required.)
8.Which factors are barriers to implementation of CPSM prescribing standards? Check all that apply.(Required.)
Section 4: Perceived Impact
9.What do you see as the benefit of the CPSM prescribing standards? Check all that apply.(Required.)
10.What do you see as the unintended negative impact of the CPSM prescribing standards? Check all that apply.(Required.)
CPSM pledges to take action against Indigenous-specific racism and to support and guide Manitoba physicians, residents, students, clinical assistants, and physician assistants to recognize and call out acts of racism against Indigenous persons and medical practitioners. These questions were developed in consultation with Indigenous advisors to CPSM.
11.What do you see as the benefit of the CPSM prescribing standards for Indigenous person(s)?
12.What do you see as the unintended negative impact of the CPSM prescribing standards for Indigenous person(s)?
Section 5: Where Do We Go From Here?
The following questions focus on the provisions of the Standards that CPSM receives the most feedback about.

Thinking about your practice, reflect on what is working and should be retained in the Standards, and what could be adjusted to make the Standards more effective.
13.The Standard of Practice – Prescribing Benzos and Z-Drugs (sec 2.2), states:
Standard of Practice - Prescribing Benzos and Z-Drugs (sec.2.2)

Which of the following best reflects your view of the one-month dispensing provision?(Required.)
14.1. The Standard of Practice – Prescribing Opioids (sec. 2. h) (i)) states:
Prescribing Opioids (sec. 2 h) (i))

Which of the following best describes your uptake of urine testing when prescribing opioids?(Required.)
15.What is working well and should be retained in the updated CPSM prescribing standards?
16.What would you like to see changed in the updated CPSM prescribing standards?
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