AMA Doc Talk

Chronic pain affects 40 to 50 million people nationwide, but treating pain today is a complex issue. This episode is the first in our two-part series that addresses the opioid epidemic. We’ll hear from two physicians who are helping to improve chronic pain care in the era of opioid abuse.

Dr. Steven Stanos is the medical director of pain services at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He’s joined by Dr. Erin Krebs, a general internist whose goal is to improve pain management in primary care. 

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This episode is the second in our two-part series that addresses the opioid epidemic. The discussion focuses on strategies to prevent opioid overdose by co-prescribing the reversal medication, naloxone.

Dr. Leana Wen served as the Commissioner of Health for the city of Baltimore from 2015 until September 2018. In that role, she issued a blanket prescription for naloxone to all Baltimore residents, saving more than 500 people from overdose. Officer Vidal Rivera of the Camden County Police Department in New Jersey is armed with naloxone on each daily patrol, and he’s saved more than 20 lives in the three years he’s been in the police force.  

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Population health is gaining traction as an optimal approach to improve health outcomes. To best serve their patients, physicians may need to think beyond the walls of the exam room. 

Board-certified internist, Dr. David B. Nash, is a pioneer in the world of population health and founding dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. We’ll hear from Dr. Nash why physicians should consider social determinants of health as a critical component of patient care.

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From skipping medication and missing appointments to not practicing self-care, patients don’t always listen to medical advice. Why does this happen? And, more importantly, how can we help them hear and follow the advice and treatments we provide?

We’ll gain insights from Barron H. Lerner, MD, an ethicist and professor of medicine and population health at New York University Langone Medical Center, and the author of The Good Doctor: A Father, A Son and the Evolution of Medical Ethics.

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There’s never an easy way to have this conversation. But knowing what to say and how to say it helps you provide comfort and guidance to a patient and family.

Offering his experience in this area is Timothy Gilligan, MD, medical oncologist, director of coaching and co-director, Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication, Cleveland Clinic.

Additionally, Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS, director of the leukemia program and vice-chair, clinical research at the Cleveland Clinic, will join the conversation. 

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