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The CO*RE REMS Striking a Balance Podcast Series is designed to meet the FDA’s Opioid Analgesic REMS requirements. It will cover the latest science and best practices for prescribing opioids for pain management.
Striking a Balance: Understanding Pain and Opioids
This series features three 45-minute podcasts aimed at empowering clinicians to manage opioid analgesics confidently. The series covers patient assessment, therapy initiation, modification, discontinuation, and patient counseling.
Episodes
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
44 min
In this inaugural episode of our limited podcast series on navigating pain management dilemmas and opioid use risks in today's healthcare landscape, Amanda Latimore, PhD, Jarratt Pytell, MD, and Arianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-C, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA, introduce Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS). They address misconceptions about pain and opioid risks, discuss safe prescribing strategies aligned with updated CDC guidelines, and emphasize the importance of patient education in preventing addiction and overdose.
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
46 min
In the second episode of our pain management series, Amanda Latimore, PhD, discusses comprehensive pain management strategies with Jarratt Pytell, MD, and Arianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-C, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA. They cover opioid and non-opioid medications, short-acting opioids for acute pain, and nonpharmacologic therapies. The discussion emphasizes aligning treatment with patient goals and the importance of communication, trust, and respect in patient care. Tune in for essential insights on effective and safe pain management.
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
46 min
In the final episode of our pain management series, Amanda Latimore, PhD, discusses opioid therapy with experts Jarratt Pytell, MD, and Arianna Campbell, DMSc, MPH, PA-C, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA. They cover screening tools like the Opioid Risk Tool and SOAP, patient risk profiles, and non-opioid alternatives. The episode emphasizes patient education on safe use, risks, and medication storage. Topics include managing acute vs. chronic pain, transitioning opioid therapies, using the PDMP, and the role of naloxone in overdose prevention. The importance of personalized care, regular check-ins, and comprehensive education in managing long-term opioid therapy is highlighted.
Amanda Latimore, PhD
Dr. Amanda Latimore is a social epidemiologist and Director of AIR's Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES). Her team conducts research, provides technical assistance, and engages communities to prevent addiction and support those affected. Dr. Latimore focuses on the structural and social determinants of health and their impact on racial inequities. She works with state leaders to use funding sources like cannabis tax revenue to address harms from punitive drug policies. Dr. Latimore leads a major evaluation of a $95M investment to advance health equity and teaches at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University.
Jarratt D. Pytell, MD
Dr. Jarratt Pytell is a fellowship-trained, board-certified addiction medicine specialist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. His research focuses on improving primary care for people who use alcohol and other drugs, including evidence-based drug testing and the impact of substance use among people with HIV. He also works on implementing patient-reported outcome measures in addiction treatment. Dr. Pytell provides integrated addiction and primary care at Denver Health Bernard Gipson Eastside Medical Center and is an attending physician on the Denver Health Addiction Medicine Consult service. He is also an affiliate investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research.
Arianna D. Campbell, PA-C
Arianna D. Campbell is an Emergency Department PA with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is an ED APP Lead for US Acute Care Solutions at Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, California. She has been involved in developing programs to initiate high-quality, evidence-based treatment for addiction in the ED and hospital setting since 2017. She is a founding member of California Bridge and is currently serving as Director and Co-Principal Investigator.