Description: Understand the problem of surgery as a gateway to persistent opioid use; Discuss the prevalence of opioid overuse as a complication of surgery; Discuss opioid sparing alternatives to opioid monotherapy; Understand opioid related adverse drug effects and the impact on clinical and cost outcomes; Understand the complexity of pain pathways and why multiple analgesic techniques improve outcomes; Discuss multimodal, multidisciplinary pain management.
Author(s): C-WHO
Title: Opioids: From Friend to Foe
Series Title: Closing the Door on Surgery as a Gateway to Persistent Use of Opioids
Resource Type: Webinar
Format: Video
Length: 55 minutes
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVjFZbzFnt0
https://www.c-who.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Module-2_Opioids_From-Friend-to-Foe-v2a.pptx (PowerPoint)
Sponsored by:
Surgery
Rural health
Pain management
Cost outcomes
Opioids
Alternatives