Non Opioid Treatment Options for Pain Management - Kelly Boussert, MD

2021 Virtual Community Opioid Symposium: June 17, 2021

Non Opioid Treatment Options for Pain Management – Kelly Boussert, MD

Educational Objectives

1. Describe specific non-opioid treatment options for various acute and chronic pain conditions

2. Identify treatable pain conditions and address them early in order to avoid unnecessary delays in treatment and improve patient outcomes

3. Limit use of opioid medication in clinical practice to help prevent long-term complications of opioid addiction, dependence, tolerance, and diversion.

4. Help change the public perception/misconception that opioid medications are first-line treatments and/or the only treatments for acute and chronic pain