Description: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) can be hard for anyone to go through and have adverse side effects in all aspects of life. That is why we had a conversation with Jake LeClair about the struggles that come with SUD, the barriers and the supports towards recovery, and his own experience with substance use challenges. Hosts: Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark Music and Editing: Anthony Leon.
This episode is presented by Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization and is funded by rEASON as part of a grant presented by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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Title: Substance Use Disorder: Struggles and Recovery
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.
