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The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Podcast
S2 Ep4: #15 Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain with Dr. Will Becker
Jul 27, 2023
51:09
Crush chronic pain with buprenorphine. Learn how to assess chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) in patients on long-term opioid therapy, when to consider buprenorphine, and how to make the switch. We’re joined by addiction medicine and pain management expert, Dr. William Becker (Yale School of Medicine).
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By listening to this episode and completing CME, this can be used to count towards the new DEA 8-hr requirement on substance use disorders education.
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Claim free CME for this episode at curbsiders.vcuhealth.org!
By listening to this episode and completing CME, this can be used to count towards the new DEA 8-hr requirement on substance use disorders education.
Episodes | Subscribe | Spotify | Swag! | iTunes | CurbsidersAddictionMed@gmail.com | Free CME!
Show Segments
- Disclaimer 0:52
- Intro, guest bio 1:18
- Case from Kashlak; Definitions 4:22
- Assessing chronic pain and long-term opioid use 5:22
- Treatment options when patients are not benefitting from opioids 11:55
- Buprenorphine for chronic pain 14:28
- Assessing OUD in patients on long-term opioid therapy 15:54
- Buprenorphine mechanism of action 19:17
- When to consider buprenorphine for chronic pain 21:12
- Buprenorphine formulations 24:25
- Switching from full agonist opioids to buprenorphine 29:02
- Adding full agonists to buprenorphine 39:30
- Take Home Points 46:07
- Plug 47:38
- Lightning round 48:32
- Outro 50:20
Credits
- Show Notes, Writer, Producer, Cover Art, Infographics: Kenneth Morford, MD
- Hosts: Carolyn Chan, MD and Kenneth Morford, MD
- Reviewer: Payel Jhoom Roy, MD, MSc
- Showrunner: Carolyn Chan, MD
- Technical Production: Podpaste
- Guest: Dr. William Becker
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