Confidently manage acute pain in the hospital! In this episode listeners will learn how to develop a multimodal analgesia plan for acute pain in the hospital, as well as how to safely initiate and discharge a patient on opioids. We’re joined by Dr. Melissa Weimer @DrMelissaWeimer (Yale School of Medicine).
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Credits
Producer and Writer: Carolyn Chan, MDScript: Carolyn Chan, MD, Avi O’Glasser, MDCover Art and Infographic: Edison JyangHosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Carolyn Chan, MDReviewer: Emi Okamoto, MDEditor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.comGuest: Melissa Weimer DO
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Show Segments
01:39 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio03:20 Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week09:18 Case from Kashlak; Definitions11:00 Assessing Acute Pain12:12 Types of Pain15:08 Initiating Opioids22:32 Counseling on Opioid Exit Strategy25:26 Opioid Dependence vs. Opioid Use Disorder29:50 Post-Op Pain Management31:00 Other cool stuff37:00 PCA41:00 Opioid Taper46:50 Acute Pain and Opioid Use Disorder58:00 Methadone Titration1:04:00 Outro