Search results for "Pain Management"
Q&A: DEA requires addiction training for all prescribers
The Drug Enforcement Administration is requiring eight hours of training related to substance use disorder treatment, sending clinicians scurrying to their continuing education providers for help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/dea-requires-addiction-training-for-all-prescribers.htm
1 May 2023
Seeking clarity for opioid prescribing
Doctors continue to be frustrated by their patients' chronic pain problems, due to a lack of evidence on opioids' long-term effectiveness and strong evidence of potential harms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/opioids.htm
1 Apr 2015
Patient-clinician intervention associated with modest improvement in knee osteoarthritis
The patient intervention was telephone-based, while clinicians received patient-specific recommendations on osteoarthritis treatment via the electronic medical record.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/22/1.htm
22 Dec 2015
Opioid abuse potential prompts monitoring role for internists
Opioids can be used safely for pain management in most patients, but for a small but significant percentage, there is a real chance of addiction and other harms. Experts increasingly look to the prescribed drugs in a medicine cabinet as a source of concern.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/opioids.htm
1 May 2011
Mental health issues, addiction concerns of legal marijuana
Physicians in states that have legalized marijuana should begin to educate and prepare themselves for discussing the perils of recreational use and related illnesses, some of which can be severely debilitating.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/marijuana.htm
1 May 2015
Long-term view for chronic pancreatitis
Unlike acute cases of pancreatitis, chronic cases present with varying degrees and types of pain, and without other clinical indicators such as calcification or damage to pancreatic ducts. It's best to refer to a gastroenterologist early to clarify the diagnosis, so the internist can better manage the patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/01/pancreatitis.htm
1 Jan 2014
Osteoarthritis can ease with easy changes
An optimal regimen starting with nonpharmacologic measures can help patients achieve notable relief.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/osteoarthritis-can-ease-with-easy-changes.htm
1 May 2021
Get comfortable with pain assessment
There are many methods for evaluating pain in the primary care setting, many of which can be completed by patients in the waiting room and have diagnostic value during the clinical encounter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/get-comfortable-with-pain-assessment.htm
1 Jun 2020
In older adults, psychological therapies have small benefits for treating chronic pain, review finds
Psychological interventions such as group therapy were associated with significant improvements in pain intensity and catastrophizing beliefs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/15/4.htm
15 May 2018
Hospital at home plus transition care reduced readmissions, improved patient satisfaction in a case-control study
The study included 295 patients treated under this hospital-at-home (HaH) model and a control group of 212 patients who met HaH eligibility but declined participation or were seen in the ED when an HaH admission could not be initiated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2018