Case vignette: A 21 y/o has surgery for a condition expected to improve. He fills a discharge prescription for 5 days of an opioid at a standard dose. At 1-week follow-up with his family doctor for suture removal, he describes ongoing pain. Is a renewal of opioid appropriate, potentially dangerous, or both? Aggressive promotion of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) began in the … [Read more...]
[Jan 14] Evidence for/against Non-opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain
Date And Time: Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM PST Location: Craft Beer Market, 85 W 1st Ave., Vancouver, BC [View Map] Speaker: Dr. Tom Perry, Therapeutics Initiative Description: Vancouver Division invites you to attend our next event in CHA 6 (South Vancouver). This is the 4th event of the Doctors Lounge series for 2019-2020, which will provide members with the oppportunity … [Read more...]
Influence of opioid prescribing standards on drug use among patients with long-term opioid use: a longitudinal cohort study
Morrow RL, Bassett K, Wright JM, Carney G, Dormuth CR … [Read more...]
Outcomes associated with hospital admissions for accidental opioid overdose in British Columbia: a retrospective cohort study
Morrow RL, Bassett K, Maclure M, Dormuth CR … [Read more...]