Opioid Prescribing: Rising to the Challenge

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) accounts for 1.4 million emergency department visits and 740 000 hospitalizations annually in the US. Author Andre Kumar, MD, MEd, of Stanford University School of Medicine joins JAMA Deputy Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, to discuss the use of p ...  Show more

Cesarean delivery on maternal request requires individualized counseling. Reduced risks of pelvic floor disorders should be weighed against surgical risks and future risks including abnormal placentation. Author Marianna Alperin, MD, MS, from UC San Diego School of Medicine, disc ...  Show more

When we are in pain, we often turn to over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen. Sometimes, however, we’re prescribed opioid painkillers, and there’s a perception that this will be a more effective treatment, because opiods are the “strongest” treatment. But a lot of what w ...  Show more

Dr. Pennell talks with Dr. Ray Page about efforts to address the opioid crisis impact onthe care of patients, and what role oncologists can play on this issue. Hello, and welcome to the ASCO Journal of Oncology Practice podcast. This is Dr. Nate Pennell, medical oncologist at the ...  Show more

Drs Michael S. Saag and Ellen F. Eaton discuss HIV and opioid use disorder, including opioid agonists for chronic pain management, tools for reducing mortality, and management in the outpatient setting. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (ht ...  Show more

Contributor: Jared Scott MD

Educational Pearls:

Should we use opioids to treat low back and neck pain? The OPAL Trial, published in The Lancet, in June 2023, attempted to answer this very question.</ ...