OUD ECHO: Managing patients with co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder

BC ECHO on Substance Use – Opioid Use Disorder: Cycle 4, Session 6

Managing patients with co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder

Thursday April 29, 2021, 12:00-1:00 PM PDT

Presenters: Dr. Annabel Mead & Dr. Mike Butterfield

At the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Describe how substance use, injury, and traumatic events can alter pain sensitivity.
2. Outline approaches to acute and chronic pain management in those with opioid use disorder and using opioid agonist therapies, such as methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone.

This session is presented in partnership with the BC ECHO for Chronic Pain.

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