Description: Virtual Presentation by Karen Boretsky, MD & Sam Riega, MBA, RN. Objectives of the presentations are: Understand the problem of surgery as a gateway to persistent opioid use; Discuss the prevalence of opioid use disorder as a complication of surgery; Identify risk factors for post-surgical persistent use of opioids; Identify high risk patient populations and factors; Understand factors in opioid over-prescribing and how you can make a positive impact; Discuss multimodal, multidisciplinary pain management.
Author(s): Samuel Riega, Karen Boretsky.
Title: Alternative Surgical Opioid Use: Curriculum Introduction. Part One.
Series Title: Closing the Door on Surgery as a Gateway to Persistent Use of Opioids.
Description: Virtual Presentation by Karen Boretsky, MD. & Sam Riega, MBA, RN. Objectives: Discuss the prevalence of opioid overuse as a complication of surgery: Value multimodal pain management; Understand the role of regional anesthesia as an alternative to opioids for the management of surgical pain; Recognize the difference between major block techniques; Recognize patient misgivings about regional anesthesia; Formulate strategies to allow patients to advocate for regional anesthesia as an alternative to opioids.
Author(s): Karen Boretsky, Sam Riega
Title: Multimodal Analgesia: Concept and Implementation; NSAIDs
Series Title: Closing the Door on Surgery as a Gateway to Persistent Use of Opioids
Description: Virtual Presentation by Karen Boretsky, MD. & Sam Riega, MBA, RN. Objectives: Discuss the prevalence of opioid overuse as a complication of surgery; Value multimodal pain management; Understand the role of regional anesthesia as an alternative to opioids for the management of surgical pain; Recognize the difference between major block techniques; Recognize patient misgivings about regional anesthesia; Formulate strategies to allow patients to advocate for regional anesthesia as an alternative to opioids.
Description: Virtual Presentation by Karen Boretsky, MD & Sam Riega, MBA, RN, BSN. Objectives: Understand the problem of surgery as a gateway to persistent opioid use; Discuss development of opioid induced hyperalgesia in the post-surgical patient; Discuss the complexity of pain pathways and why multiple analgesic techniques improve outcomes; Discuss historical observations of opioid induced hyperalgesia; Understand the challenges of managing opioid induced hyperalgesia; Discuss opioid sparing alternatives to opioid monotherapy.
Author(s): Karen Boretsky, Sam Riega.
Title: Closing the Door on Surgery as a Gateway to Persistent Use of Opioids
Series Title: Alternative Surgical Opioid Use: Curriculum Introduction. Part One of the series.
