IPRO ECHO Session 7: Managing Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients - Starting, Tapering, Converting

Chronic pain is a complex issue that is never solely biological. In this series we will explore the biopsychosocial view of pain. This includes three different domains of pain interacting at the same time. Pain is…
-biological (e.g., tissue damage, inflammation)
-psychological (e.g., thoughts and emotions affect pain, memories of pain)
-social/sociological (e.g., socioeconomic, gender, ethnicity, isolation)
This session, we will:
-Discuss prescribing opioids in 2024
-Discuss when to prescribe opioids
-Discuss what opioids to prescribe
-Discuss how to prescribe opioids
-Recommend office practices and effective prescriber-patient communication methods