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    Articles Tagged with ''opioid''

    Opioid Use and the Role of the Case Manager

    February 25, 2021
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    Regardless of whether they know it, many case managers are faced with patients and clients each day who are struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD). As rates of OUD continue to increase, it is essential for case managers to hone their skills of confidently recognizing and addressing the disorder.


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    STI QUARTERLY

    Educational Sessions for Women with Opioid Use Disorder Improve Engagement

    Outreach led to STI testing and telehealth
    February 4, 2021
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    A Maine family planning clinic launched a program to reach women who experience barriers to reproductive healthcare, counseling, and testing for sexually transmitted infections. The program focused on outreach, sending an educator to various locations and providing an educational session for women who are especially vulnerable, including those who use opioids.


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    ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

    Reducing Opioid Prescriptions Following Gynecologic Surgery

    January 13, 2021
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    With sufficient institutional buy-in, appropriate patient education, and staff adherence to standardized postoperative prescribing practices, patients undergoing abdominal gynecologic surgery can leave the hospital safely and recover with low doses of opioid medications, or no opioid prescription at all.


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    Accreditation Program Elevates Pain and Addiction Care in the ED

    November 24, 2020
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    Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline providers were confronting an epidemic of patients struggling with opioid use disorders (OUD). Recognizing the urgent need for improvement in this area, the American College of Emergency Physicians is rolling out a new accreditation program that is aimed at nudging EDs across the country to up their game when it comes to both the treatment of pain and the way they manage patients who present with OUD.


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    PHARMACOLOGY UPDATE

    Oliceridine Injection (Olinvyk)

    August 27, 2020
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    Oliceridine should be prescribed to adults to manage acute pain severe enough to require intravenous opioid analgesic and for whom alternative treatment has not worked.


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    SHORT REPORT

    Type of Provider and Opioid Use in New-Onset Low Back Pain

    April 23, 2020
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    When compared to an initial visit with a primary care physician, patients who initially received care for new-onset low back pain from a chiropractor, physical therapist, or acupuncturist had decreased odds of both early and long-term opioid use.


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    Pain Management in the Emergency Department: Opioids and Alternative Pain Management Therapies

    April 3, 2020
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    Opioid therapy can be an effective form of pain management in the ED for acute painful conditions. The risk of addiction and abuse should be considered in every case. Alternatives to opioid therapy include systemic agents, such as acetaminophen, NSAIDs, lidocaine, alpha agonists, anticonvulsants, ketamine, corticosteroids, and local and regional anesthesia.


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    Flying Pills

    Large Texas Health System Cuts Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions Significantly

    March 6, 2020
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    Education, monitoring, and incentives lead to 64% reduction in prescriptions of five days or longer.


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    Indiana Patients Turning to EDs for Opioid Use Disorder Assistance

    February 19, 2020
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    The rate of such encounters skyrocketed over five years; researchers search for answers.


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    Arriving at ‘Yes’ on Providing Treatment, Referral for Opioid Use Disorders

    January 29, 2020
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    Bringing emergency physicians on board with the idea of initiating patients on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders can present challenges.


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