The Use of Opioids in Neurosurgical Practice: How to be Safe, Effective, and Compliant with New Prescribing Laws-Video Archive

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Video Summary

This video is a recording of a webinar titled "The Use of Opioids in Neurosurgical Practice: How to be Safe, Effective, and Compliant with New Prescribing Laws." The webinar is hosted by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and features several faculty members who discuss various aspects of opioid use in neurosurgical practice. <br /><br />Dr. Christopher Winfrey, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, serves as the course director. Other faculty members include Ellen Ayer, Co-Director of the Functional Neurosurgery Program at Henry Ford Hospital; Jason Schwalb, Surgical Director of the Movement Disorders and Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers at Henry Ford Health System; and Stephen Falowski, Director of Functional Neurosurgery at St. Luke's University Health Network.<br /><br />The webinar begins with an overview of the opioid crisis and the lack of adequate education for physicians in managing pain. The course is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the management of acute pain in patients not on chronic pain medications. The second part focuses on managing acute pain in patients on chronic pain medications. The third part provides updates on legislative efforts at the state and federal levels that impact the management of pain healthcare.<br /><br />The faculty members provide recommendations on pain management for neurosurgical patients, including the use of different types of medications for different types of pain patterns. They also discuss the importance of setting proper expectations for patients, developing discharge plans, and monitoring patients for potential misuse or abuse of opioids. The faculty members emphasize the importance of following state guidelines and utilizing prescription drug monitoring programs.<br /><br />The video concludes with a Q&A session where the faculty members address questions from webinar participants regarding postoperative pain management, use of patient-controlled analgesia, and guidelines for prescribing opioids in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding disorders.<br /><br />Please note that this summary is based on a transcript of the video and does not include any visuals or slides used by the speakers.

Asset Subtitle

This is the video archive from the October 23, 2017 webinar, The Use of Opioids in Neurosurgical Practice: How to be Safe, Effective, and Compliant with New Prescribing Laws.

Keywords

Opioids in neurosurgical practice

Safe opioid prescribing

Compliance with prescribing laws

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Faculty members in webinar

Acute pain management

Chronic pain management

Legislative impact on pain healthcare

Patient monitoring and misuse prevention