PCSS Podcast

By PCSS Projects

What's PCSS Podcast about?

The PCSS Podcast discusses up-to-date pain medicine and substance use disorder topics with the goal of increasing the general education of healthcare providers.

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PCSS Podcast episodes:

10.01.2018
Episode 10: Motivational Interviewing
Mental health counselor and educational specialist Mr. Raymond Isackila, Ed.S., LPCC, LICDC speaks on the powerful communication technique of motivational interviewing. Mr. Isackila is an educational specialist and Manager of Addiction Recovery Services in the Department of Psychiatry at University...
11.25.2017
Episode 9: Addressing Patient Resistance to Medication Assisted Treatment
Medication-assisted treatment is widely accepted treatment for patients with opioid use disorders. Still, patients have many reasons, spoken and unspoken, to be reluctant to start this potentially life-saving treatment. On this episode, Ashley Braun-Gabelman, PhD, discusses the importance of addressing...
05.23.2017
Episode 8: Non-opioid Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain
Today we discuss non-opioid pharmacological management of chronic pain with Dr. Kevin Sevarino. Dr. Sevarino received his Doctorate of Medicine in 1982 from McGill University and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology in 1983 from the University of Connecticut. He is...
05.22.2017
Episode 7: Naltrexone as Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Today we will be talking about the use of naltrexone for the treatment of opioid use disorder therapy. Naltrexone is an opioid blocker, or antagonist, that has limited prevalence of use compared with buprenorphine, a partial agonist, and methadone, a...
11.17.2016
Episode 6: Use of Opioids
Dr. Lynn Webster is one of the world’s leading pain experts. He is board certified in anesthesiology, pain medicine and addiction medicine. Among his numerous accomplishments, Dr. Webster is the founder of Lifetree Pain Clinic in Utah, has served as...
09.10.2016
Episode 5: Applications of the CDC Guidelines
As a member of the committee that developed the CDC opioid guidelines and a primary care physician who treats chronic pain patients, Dr. Roger Chou is a uniquely situated authority in the conversation on opioid management. In episode one Dr....
07.30.2016
Episode 4: Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid use disorder is commonly known to be dangerous. The media has effectively spread the message of the danger and fatal consequences of overdose from misused prescription opioids and illicit drugs such as heroin. What many people, including medical professionals,...
07.23.2016
Episode 3: Buprenorphine Induction
Buprenorphine is the most frequently used medication to treat opioid use disorder in this country. It is also under-utilized due to the dearth of physicians trained and familiar with how to start it. On this episode Dr. Edwin Salsitz will...
07.15.2016
Episode 2: Myths and Misconceptions of Medication-Assisted Treatment
Medication-assisted treatment is an important approach for some people with substance use disorders. It is also frequently misunderstood--isn't treating someone with methadone for a heroin problem simply "trading one addiction for another?" Our guest, Dr. Frances Levin, will discuss this and...
05.23.2016
Episode 1: The CDC Opioid Guidelines
Welcome to episode 1 of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry podcast hosted by Lysander Jim, MD and Mauro Zappaterra, MD-PhD. Our first guest is Dr. Roger Chou. As a member of the committee that developed the CDC opioid guidelines released...

What's PCSS Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

PCSS Podcast episodes:

Episode 10: Motivational Interviewing

Episode 9: Addressing Patient Resistance to Medication Assisted Treatment

Episode 8: Non-opioid Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain

Episode 7: Naltrexone as Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Episode 6: Use of Opioids

Episode 5: Applications of the CDC Guidelines

Episode 4: Opioid Use Disorder

Episode 3: Buprenorphine Induction

Episode 2: Myths and Misconceptions of Medication-Assisted Treatment

Episode 1: The CDC Opioid Guidelines