John Schieszer

Contributing Writer https://www.clinicalpainadvisor.com

John Schieszer is an award winning medical journalist who produces The Medical Minute podcasts. John received his BA in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and his MA in english from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. In 1990, John was awarded the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Third Annual Fellowship for Journalists in Biomedical Research. In 1992, he completed a Medical Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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Opioid Addiction

Restricting Supply Alone Is Not the Answer to the Opioid Crisis

John Schieszer

December 28, 2021

The current opioid crisis in the United States requires new approaches to prescription opioid management.

General Medicine

The Role of Statins in COVID-19, With a Focus on Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

John Schieszer

August 31, 2021

An overview of the role of statins in reducing in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19, using findings from the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.

Doctors behind sunblind caring for patient in emergency care unit of a hospital with respiratory equipment

General Pain

COVID-19 Emerging as a Multi-Organ Disease Requiring Multidisciplinary Care

John Schieszer

April 23, 2021

In today’s feature article, we talk with Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, of the Institute for Public Health in Washington, DC, who describes treating long-haulers as “America’s next big health crisis.”

Practice Management

Curbing Depression in Medical Students

John Schieszer

January 18, 2017

“The main changes needed in medical education are primarily structural with pass/fail grading and reduction in class time and amount of information being taught.”

Practice Management

Medical Education: Improving Learning and Evaluation for Residents

John Schieszer

January 3, 2017

In a recent issue of JAMA focused on medical education, researchers and physicians explore what’s working and what’s not in medical education.

Chronic Pain

New Guideline Issued on Chronic Pain Management in Adult Cancer Patients

John Schieszer

July 27, 2016

New guideline addresses cancer-related chronic pain

Practice Management

American Pain Society Issues Guidance on Medical Marijuana for Pain

John Schieszer

July 19, 2016

Advising patients on strains, explaining limitations

Post-Surgical Pain

Opioids: Not an Effective Stand-Alone Treatment for Chronic Pain Following Surgery

John Schieszer

July 15, 2016

Importance of finding ways to mitigate chronic opioid use after surgery.

Rheumatology

Identifying Patient Priorities May Improve Pain Management in Patients with Scleroderma

John Schieszer

June 24, 2016

A team approach is essential for adequate management of scleroderma-related pain.

Chronic Pain

Ketamine May be an Effective and Cost-Saving Treatment for Persistent Post-Surgical Pain

John Schieszer

May 31, 2016

A new meta-analysis is suggesting that ketamine may be effective against persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP) and provide long-term benefits with just short-term use. Researchers from Australia reported at Euroanaesthesia 2016, which was held in London from May 27th to the 30th, that ketamine may have the potential to save health systems billions of dollars globally by…

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