Opioid Use and Surgery: Small Steps to move Mountains
Focusing on a few components of opioids and the surgical experience for patients and
outcomes.
Target Audience
Specialty Physicians Anesthesiology
Learning Objectives
Establish preoperative opioid use as a modifiable risk factor for poor post-surgical outcomes
Discuss the rationale and approach for preoperative opioid reduction/cessation
Define the role of a dedicated perioperative pain clinic in value based healthcare
Elaborate on effective strategies to optimize perioperative pain management and beyond
Durham, NC
United States
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 Attendance
- 0.10 IACET CEU