Confidently manage acute pain in the hospital! In this episode listeners will learn how to develop a multimodal analgesia plan for acute pain in the hospital, as well as how to safely initiate and discharge a patient on opioids. We’re joined by Dr. Melissa Weimer @DrMelissaWeimer (Yale School of Medicine). Claim free CME for this episode at curbsiders.vcuhealth.org! Episodes | Subscribe | Spotify | Swag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | [email protected] | Free CME! Credits Producer and Writer: Carolyn Chan, MD Script: Carolyn Chan, MD, Avi O’Glasser, MD Cover Art and Infographic: Edison Jyang Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Carolyn Chan, MD Reviewer: Emi Okamoto, MD Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com Guest: Melissa Weimer DO Sponsor: ACP’s National Internal Medicine Day Help the American College of Physicians celebrate National Internal Medicine Day on October 28th. Visit https://www.acponline.org/NIMD2021 to learn how you can show your internal medicine pride. Be sure to tag @ACPInternists and use the hashtag #NationalInternalMedicineDay. Sponsor: Green Chef Go to GreenChef.com/curb125 and use code curb125 to get $125 off including free shipping! CME Partner: VCU Health CE The Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org and search for this episode to claim credit. Show Segments 01:39 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio 03:20 Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week 09:18 Case from Kashlak; Definitions 11:00 Assessing Acute Pain 12:12 Types of Pain 15:08 Initiating Opioids 22:32 Counseling on Opioid Exit Strategy 25:26 Opioid Dependence vs. Opioid Use Disorder 29:50 Post-Op Pain Management 31:00 Other cool stuff 37:00 PCA 41:00 Opioid Taper 46:50 Acute Pain and Opioid Use Disorder 58:00 Methadone Titration 1:04:00 Outro

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