Presenter(s): Joji Suzuki, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
About the webinar: There is a significant overlap between chronic pain and substance use disorders, but clinical tools can support the identification of high-risk patients when addressing chronic pain with opioids. This webinar draws on the cutting-edge best practices to identify and address risk among patients receiving treatment for chronic pain.
Educational objectives:
- Gain knowledge about the evidenced-based approaches in identifying high-risk chronic pain patients
- Describe approaches to discussing treatment options with high-risk chronic pain patients
- Describe treatment options for the co-morbid chronic pain and opioid use disorder