SLJT2: Opioids: Stigma, Hysteria, Paranoia and Errata Making Good Decisions Based on Data
Credits: 3
Session Type: Lecture
Fees: $75.00
Audience: D, H, S, R
The opioid crisis has occupied much of todays interest, hashtags and your own dental practice. Explore current controversies, patient and prescriber stigma, and reasonable prescribing methods while also discovering alternatives and alternate therapies to controlling acute pain. Additionally, learn strategies to provide acute pain relief to patients with complex and longstanding pain therapies beyond that of traditional methods.
Objectives:
Review current opioid pharmacology and some alternative pain medication pharmacology.
Recognize patient needs for acute pain management after common dental treatment.
Prepare pain management strategies and individualized care for patients with acute dental pain.
Subject Code: 340-Anesthesia, Pain Mgmt, Sedation, Pharmacology
Credits: 3
Session Type: Lecture
Fees: $75.00
Audience: D, H, S, R
Objectives:
Review current opioid pharmacology and some alternative pain medication pharmacology.
Recognize patient needs for acute pain management after common dental treatment.
Prepare pain management strategies and individualized care for patients with acute dental pain.
