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Alternative Surgical Opioid Use: Curriculum Introduction.

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.

Resource Type: Webinar

Format: Video, PowerPoint

Length: 55 minutes (video), 30 minutes (reading)

URL: (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbNzBA-Yam4

URL: (PowerPoint) https://www.c-who.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Module-1-rEASON-Curriculum-Intro.pptx

Sponsored by: rEASON, Amedco LLC, C-WHO

Keywords and Concepts:

Pain management

Surgery

Analgesia

Opioids

Anesthesia

Pain management

Surgery

Analgesia

Opioids

Anesthesia

April 18, 2023 > Substance and Opioid Use, Addiction and Awareness, Adults (19+), Health professionals, Pain Management, Post-surgical pain, PowerPoint, Surgery, Video, Webinars

Multimodal Analgesia: NSAIDs

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

Resource Type: Webinar

Format: Video

Length: 50 minutes

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vJzDTz_AXE

https://www.c-who.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Module-6_NSAIDs_-v2a.pptx (PowerPoint)

Sponsored by: C-WHO

Keywords and Concepts:

Surgery

Rural health

Opioids

NSAIDs

Pain management

Surgery

Rural health

Opioids

NSAIDs

Pain management

March 2, 2023 > Substance and Opioid Use, Addiction and Awareness, NSAIDs, Pain Management, Surgery, Video

Multimodal Analgesia: Regional Anesthesia

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: Concepts & Implementation; Regional Anesthesia

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=GiG4E6QUh38

https://www.c-who.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Module-5_Regional-Anesthesia-v2a.pptx (PowerPoint)

Sponsored by: C-WHO

Keywords and Concepts:

Surgery

Rural health

Opioids

Block technique

Pain management

Surgery

Rural health

Opioids

Block technique

Pain management

March 2, 2023 > Substance and Opioid Use, Addiction and Awareness, Analgesia, Brochures, Non-Opioid Alternatives, Pain Management, Regional anesthesia, Surgery, Video

Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia

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.

Resource Type: Webinar

Format: Video

Length: 55 minutes

URL: https://youtu.be/549nDOfWalw

https://www.c-who.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Module-3_-OIHyperalgesia-v2a.pptx (PowerPoint)

Sponsored by: Amedco LLC; C-WHO

Keywords and Concepts:

Surgery

Rural health

Pain management

Opioids

Alternatives

Surgery

Rural health

Pain management

Opioids

Alternatives

March 2, 2023 > Substance and Opioid Use, Addiction and Awareness, Analgesia, Brochures, Non-Opioid Alternatives, Pain Management, Surgery, Video

Alternative Surgical Opioid Use: Curriculum Introduction.

Keywords and Concepts:

Multimodal Analgesia: NSAIDs

Keywords and Concepts:

Multimodal Analgesia: Regional Anesthesia

Keywords and Concepts:

Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia

Keywords and Concepts:

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