One of the more innovative pain care models to debut recently involves a multidisciplinary team of acute and chronic pain specialists working together to reduce opioid utilization after surgery and improve patient satisfaction. How does the model work and what are lessons learned from scaling a perioperative pain clinic? 

In this episode of the Pain Matters Podcast, host Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, MD, MPH, MBA,  sits down with Associate Professor and Director of the Perioperative Pain Program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Marie N. Hanna, MD, MEHP, MBBCh to discuss how she innovated, launched and scaled a personalized perioperative pain clinic. 

Results of this model, one of the first in the U.S., have been overwhelmingly positive with reduced hospital stays and readmissions, reduced opioid usage, and improved patient satisfaction. 

Tune in to discover: 

• How the personalized perioperative pain clinic  at Johns Hopkins was started 
• Why well-coordinated care and tapering protocols can reduce opioid usage in the short- and long-term for patients 
• Ways to assemble a multidisciplinary team featuring acute and chronic pain specialists
• How the transition from acute post-surgical pain to chronic post-surgical pain is handled  
• The importance of educating patients on pain treatment (and what it can do for your results)
• Success rates and resource utilization expectations using this treatment model