A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
July 21, 2020
1:00 pm–2:30 pm ET
Discussion on how to manage patients with acute/chronic pain in OTP setting
Via Via Zoom
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Discussion on Pain Management for the OTP Setting. Barriers to effective pain management and how to overcome them will be discussed.
OTP and OBAT staff providing treatment for substance use disorders
Dr. Chris Shanahan is the Medical Director of Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain (MCSTAP). He is also an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and a practicing primary care physician with board certification in both internal medicine and addiction medicine.
Review general principles of acute/chronic pain management in patients with opioid use disorder.
Describe the approach to managing acute pain for patients prescribed buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone for opioid use disorder (i.e. pre- and post-procedure, labor and delivery).
Examine methods to overcome barriers to effective pain management within the OTP setting.
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
Boston Medical Center grants 1.50 hours to all nurses who attend, complete the evaluation, and complete the post test. Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing professional development by American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Boston University School of Social Work which is authorized through the MA state board of Social Work to provide 1.50 CE Credit Hours.
Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is a program of Boston Medical Center (BMC), a 514-bed academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End and the largest safety-net hospital in New England.
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