Chronic pain management with non-abuse deterrent high dose opioids is a necessary but dangerous practice. This project addressed physician opinions about this sensitive issue and audited patient records to assess documentation compliance with VT rules. The goal is to standardize communication and documentation in order to improve safety for patients, physicians, and the community at large.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1138/thumbnail.jp
Objective: A multidisciplinary team (Anesthesiology, Behavior Health, Family Practice, Internal Medi...
Prescription drug abuse is an intentional misuse of a prescribed drug for recreational or other purp...
Implementation of an organization-wide pain management policy incorporates a multifaceted team appro...
Survey-based study of opioid prescribers and staff members at a community health center. Designed to...
An estimated 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. A substantial number of them have been ...
Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans and places a significant burden on patients and their fam...
IMPORTANCEPrimary care clinicians find managing chronic pain challenging. Evidence of long-term effi...
Chronic pain is undeniably a major concern for patients, healthcare professionals, and the health ca...
Currently, there are few clinical studies demonstrating long-term opioid therapy effectiveness, alth...
In a recent commentary in INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, details were given on a recently released Chronic...
20162019-07-08T00:00:00ZCC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States27304765PMC6613637682
The number of deaths attributed to synthetic opioids has nearly tripled in the US from 1999 to 2014....
Though there has been a 44.4% decrease in the number of prescriptions written for opioid analgesics ...
The prescription drug use/abuse epidemic is increasing within the United States, and has affected 12...
Background: Prescription opioid pain medication misuse has become a nationwide epidemic. Many states...
Objective: A multidisciplinary team (Anesthesiology, Behavior Health, Family Practice, Internal Medi...
Prescription drug abuse is an intentional misuse of a prescribed drug for recreational or other purp...
Implementation of an organization-wide pain management policy incorporates a multifaceted team appro...
Survey-based study of opioid prescribers and staff members at a community health center. Designed to...
An estimated 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. A substantial number of them have been ...
Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans and places a significant burden on patients and their fam...
IMPORTANCEPrimary care clinicians find managing chronic pain challenging. Evidence of long-term effi...
Chronic pain is undeniably a major concern for patients, healthcare professionals, and the health ca...
Currently, there are few clinical studies demonstrating long-term opioid therapy effectiveness, alth...
In a recent commentary in INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, details were given on a recently released Chronic...
20162019-07-08T00:00:00ZCC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States27304765PMC6613637682
The number of deaths attributed to synthetic opioids has nearly tripled in the US from 1999 to 2014....
Though there has been a 44.4% decrease in the number of prescriptions written for opioid analgesics ...
The prescription drug use/abuse epidemic is increasing within the United States, and has affected 12...
Background: Prescription opioid pain medication misuse has become a nationwide epidemic. Many states...
Objective: A multidisciplinary team (Anesthesiology, Behavior Health, Family Practice, Internal Medi...
Prescription drug abuse is an intentional misuse of a prescribed drug for recreational or other purp...
Implementation of an organization-wide pain management policy incorporates a multifaceted team appro...