Mayo Clinic Opioid Conference: Evidence, Clinical Considerations and Best Practice 2022

This course provides the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate indication for opioids in clinical practice. Topics cover the basics of opioid pharmacology and selection, evidence-based guidelines for opioid management, opioid tapering and legal considerations, as well as medical and interventional alternatives to opioids. In addition, the course covers a broad range of issues, including opioid use disorder and difficult patient conversations and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing. This course includes lectures by experts in the field of pain medicine and opioid management as well as question and answer sessions.
Course Highlights:
Learn the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate use and management of opioids in clinical practice.
Discuss the basics of opioid pharmacology, selection, and side effect management, along with evidence-based guidelines for opioid.
management, tapering, and legal considerations, and medical and interventional alternatives to opioids.
Address opioid use disorder, difficult patient conversations and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing.

Held at The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
68900 Frank Sinatra Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
United States

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Speakers: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. , Benjamin Lai, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. , Julie L. Cunningham, Pharm.D., R.Ph.