SCOPE of Pain: Safe & Competent Opioid Prescribing Education
SCOPE of Pain: Safe & Competent Opioid Prescribing Education

SCOPE of Pain: Safe & Competent Opioid Prescribing Education

Dr. Daniel Alford, MD, MPH

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Helpful discussions of challenges commonly faced by health care clinicians when prescribing opioids. Hosted by Dr. Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, Director of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education program (SCOPE of Pain) at Boston University's Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Recent Episodes

Ep #018: I Don't Want Addicted Patients in Our Practice
MAR 3, 2020
Ep #018: I Don't Want Addicted Patients in Our Practice
How do you educate your medical director about the importance and benefits of offering medications, such as buprenorphine for the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder?
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2 MIN
Ep #015: I Need Opioids for My Sprained Ankle
MAR 3, 2020
Ep #015: I Need Opioids for My Sprained Ankle
A patient with a twisted ankle requests a prescription for oxycodone. How will you respond to his request for opioids for his acute pain?
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2 MIN
Ep #019: How Do I Treat Pain in a Patient With Opioid Addiction?
MAR 3, 2020
Ep #019: How Do I Treat Pain in a Patient With Opioid Addiction?
Your surgical colleague asks if your patient who is taking buprenorphine for his opioid use disorder should stop before hip replacement surgery and requests your guidance on how to manage postoperative pain in this patient. What will you recommend?
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2 MIN
Ep #014: Will Post-Surgery Opioids Make Me Addicted?
MAR 3, 2020
Ep #014: Will Post-Surgery Opioids Make Me Addicted?
A patient is afraid receiving postoperative opioid analgesics will result in opioid addiction. How will you educate this patient about the risks and benefits of opioids for managing her postoperative pain?
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Ep #016: My Wife Overdosed on Her Fentanyl Patch!
MAR 3, 2020
Ep #016: My Wife Overdosed on Her Fentanyl Patch!
How will you manage a patient's chronic pain and likely opioid use disorder after her opioid overdose?
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3 MIN