Mara Antonoff, MD; PCPs unwilling to accept patients on opioids

Mara Antonoff, MD, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins Nick to talk about female physicians being referred to by their first names. Nick and Emi Okamoto, MD, discuss a study that shows 40% of PCPs do not accept into their practice new patients who are using opioids.   Time Stamps: Quiz (01:09) Acupuncture for chronic stable angina? (06:26) 40% of PCPs would not accept patients prescribed opioids (10:01) Introducing Mara Antonoff, MD (13:18) Interview with Dr. Antonoff (18:00) Relevant links: Quiz: Q1: Textured implant recall Q2: Advanced brain MRO in Havana Q3: Adults using aspirin for CVD Q4: Pregnancy/Birth stats Q5: UAB neurologic disease funding Acupuncture for chronic stable angina 40% of PCPs not willing to accept patients on opioids for pain JAMA research Twitter thread Mara Antonoff, MD: Official Bio Dr. Antonoff on Twitter You can contact the show at [email protected]. You can find Nick Andrews on Twitter @tribnic and you can find MDedge on Twitter @MDedgeTweets.