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Clinton Foundation’s Recommendations to Address the Opioid Crisis

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Anna Olechowska

The Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, issued a report providing 49 recommendations under 10 topic areas on how to address the opioid crisis.

Complementary Approaches to Chronic Pain Management

Pharmacologic-only approaches to the management of chronic pain seldom provide complete/adequate pain relief and experts advocate for an integrative approach to the management of chronic pain.

Emerging Dosing Device Tech Could Print Multiple, Custom-Dose Medications

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Steve Duffy

Researchers are working on a new technology that could potentially allow clinicians the ability to print multiple drugs onto a dissolvable strip, a microneedle patch, or another type of dosing device.

Long-Term Opioid Rx Use Skyrocketed Between 1999 and 2014

Long-term opioid prescription use increased threefold during a 16-year period between 1999 and 2014.

Association Between Low Levels of Blimp-1 Protein, Lupus

Researchers from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research may have identified a potential cause for lupus, which may lead to new treatment options.

Technology for Pain Management

Current State of Evidence on Ketamine: Uses, Effects, Research

Ketamine was found to alleviate several pain modalities, and a number of clinical trials investigating its efficacy are ongoing.

Cannabis for Medicine: Research and Policies Needed

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Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

Medical marijuana, as a botanical and a scheduled drug does not fit the FDA paradigm for drug approval, a major impediment to its use in research.

Connection Between Migraine and Hypertension in Women

Dr Pamela Rist discusses her research in women with migraine and hypertension at the 2017 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Scroll to below the video for a full text transcript of Dr Rist’s interview.

Naloxone: Policies and Access

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Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

Policies have helped make naloxone more available, thus contributing to the reduction of opioid-related deaths in the U.S.

Quizzes

Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessment and Management: Clinical Quiz

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Haymarket Media

Compete against your peers with our rheumatoid arthritis clinical quiz.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guideline Recommendation Clinical Quiz

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Haymarket Media

Test your knowledge: How well do you know the guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis?

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Guidelines Quiz

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Haymarket Media

Compete against your peers with our rheumatoid arthritis clinical quiz.

Rx IQ: Chronic Pain Treatments

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Haymarket Media

Test your knowledge of chronic pain.

The Multifaceted Aspects of Chronic Pain

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Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

How much do you know about the role of psychosocial factors, the placebo effect, and optimal pain management practices in chronic pain?

Slideshows

Case Study: Pain and Swelling Following Knee Replacement

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A man presents with knee pain and swelling 3 months after undergoing knee replacement.

Case Study: How Would You Treat This Patient’s Elbow Pain?

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A man presents with right elbow pain after he fell 2 days ago.

Case Study: Low Back and Knee Pain and Dysphagia

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A man presents with a history of chronic low back pain, knee pain, and dysphagia.

Case Study: Shoulder Pain Following a Bicycle Accident

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A woman presents with shoulder pain from an injury sustained after falling off her bicycle.

Case Study: Foot Pain Following a Hiking Accident

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A man presents with pain in his foot following an injury sustained while he was hiking.

Case Study: Neck Pain, Dyspnea, and Fever

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A woman with a 1-week history of pharyngitis presents with neck pain, dyspnea, and fever.

Case Study: Severe Knee Pain and Disability

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A man presents with severe knee pain and disability after undergoing a total knee replacement 30 years ago.

Case Study: Hip Pain and Deformity in a Woman With Dementia

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A woman presents with hip pain and deformity after she rolled over in bed.

Case Study: Crampy Abdominal Pain, Distension, and Bloating

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A woman presents at 30 weeks’ gestation with crampy abdominal pain, distention, and bloating.

Case Study: Sudden Onset Shoulder Pain

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Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C

A 45-year-old woman presents with severe shoulder pain of 4 days’ duration.