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Alternative Surgical Opioid Use: Curriculum Introduction
March 8, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST

Part One of the series: Closing the Door on Surgery as a Gateway to Persistent Use of Opioids
Presented by Karen R. Boretsky, MD & Sam Reiga, BSN, RN, MBA
- Objectives:
- Understand the problem of surgery as a gateway to persistent opioid use
- Discuss the prevalence of opioid use disorder as a complication of surgery
- Identify risk factors for post-surgical persistent use of opioids
- Identify high risk patient populations and factors
- Understand factors in opioid over-prescribing and how you can make a positive impact
- Discuss multimodal, multidisciplinary pain management