Ending the Crisis: Opioids, Pain, Addiction and Tomorrow
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify two primary contributors to the current opioid overdose crisis.
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Explain the role of opioids in pain management.
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Identify two or more challenges of differentiating pain from addiction
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Discuss the four key steps needed to use opioids safely.
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Design an optimal treatment plan for people with opioid use disorder.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to recognize the proven steps necessary to end the opioid crisis.
Description
The opioid crisis is everyone’s crisis. Despite a decade of national attention fueled by federal resources, state laws, mass education and prescribing modifications, trends that alarmed us then look worse now. Opioid overdoses, fueled by untreated addiction, are now the number one accidental cause of death in adults age 18-45 and have reduced the average American life expectancy. What would the world look like if we were equipped with the information to use opioids wisely, store them safely, avoid their risks and reverse their problems? The answers are buried in our past, hidden in our biology, masked by our psychology and misunderstood sociologically. In this talk, I will lay out the proven steps to ending the opioid crisis. We’ll break down the myths and separate fact from fiction on the realities of opioids and their safety so we can empower this generation to be the last generation that fights the battle.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Holly L. Geyer, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine and consultant in the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine. She is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and serves as chair of the Opioid Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as serving as Medical Director of Occupational Health. She is the author of the leading patient education book on pain and opioids, “Ending the Crisis: Mayo Clinic’s Guide to Opioid Addiction and Safe Opioid Use.” She presents internationally and has authored more than 120 journal articles, book chapters and abstracts. Dr. Geyer’s research focuses on safe use of opioids and the impact of various treatment regimens on patient quality of life, particularly in cancer populations. In addition to policy advocacy at a federal level, she has served on the Arizona Medical Association Legislative Committee and has assisted with state law opioid policy development at both the Arizona Department of Health and state legislature levels. She works closely with a number of national organizations on opioid related efforts including the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) AZ Chapter and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) where she serves on the Substance Abuse Disorder SIG Group.