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Despite the widespread acceptance of medicinal and recreational cannabis use internationally and domestically, marijuana remains federally illegal in the United States. For this reason, there are significant legal implications to clinical practice. But what about endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome...
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What are the best approaches for tamper resistance? How do they work? And how can practitioners best learn about and understand the newest methods of resistance? Dr. Beatrice Setnik, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, shares her knowledge.
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Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is a term used to describe what was formerly known as vaginal atrophy, atrophic vaginitis, or urogenital atrophy. Although GSM-like symptoms occur in 15% of premenopausal women and 40% to 54% of postmenopausal women, the condition is associated with social...
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Can pain management coaching become a standard of care? What does Take Courage Coaching founder Becky Curtis wish for the future? What does she wish she had known in her own past?
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The healthcare community is at a crossroads as the opioid crisis rages in America – how to provide effective pain management while preventing opioid abuse and addiction. This session will explore evidence-based opioid-sparing pain management techniques and how they are improving patient outcomes and...
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“Opioid crisis.” Is it? What started this phraseology? Did the CDC contribute to the issue? Where do other illicit drugs come in? Senior PAINWeek faculty member Gary Jay, MD, FAAPM, Clinical Professor at the University of North Carolina, Department of Neurology, in Chapel Hill, comments.
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Psychosocial factors have become increasingly recognized as important moderators and determinants of the pain experience. One such factor that has garnered great empirical attention is pain catastrophizing. Pain catastrophizing has been described for more than half a century, yet many frontline...
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When should music therapy be started? And why? Loewy and Mondanaro on aspects of music psychotherapy and how they work with other clinicians and caregivers.
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The crisis of opioid overdose has led us to the challenge of balancing compassionate and effective treatment of pain against the risks of medication misuse—in an environment of political and regulatory reactiveness. Dr. Zacharoff reminds of some core ethical principles to help ensure that the needs...
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Noted key opinion leader Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, BCPS, CPE, discusses the importance of education as a powerful weapon in the management of pain. But an educational intervention must be carefully planned to be effective. It’s important to prepare clinicians to plan and develop education, ranging...