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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Conditions
DUNCAN VAN NEST, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS ARI GREIS, DO SUMMARY POINTS Medical Cannabis has been growing in utilization across the...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Opioid Mortality Trends in the USA and Pennsylvania
Austin Saline, BA Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS The first wave of the “Opioid Epidemic” was related to prescription opioids...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20215 min read
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs:They Are Not All Created Equal
CHAIM MILLER, BA ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS The PDMP remains the single most studied legislative action addressing the...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Opioid-Related Mortality – 3 Waves
Chaim Miller, BA Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS Takeaway Points: The CDC categorized the past 20 years of drug overdose data into 3 waves to...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20216 min read
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Strategies in Hand Surgery
JOSEPH LABRUM, IV, MD ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA SUMMARY POINTS Hand Surgery is a high volume surgical field with historically excessive...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 202110 min read
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Strategies in Spine Surgery
DANIEL CALEM, BA MARK KURD, MD SUMMARY POINTS Spine surgery has historically relied on the routine use of opioids, with spine surgery...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Recent Opioid Prescribing Trends at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
BROCK BAKEWELL, MPH ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Rothman physicians have reduced the number of opioid prescriptions from 2015...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20216 min read
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Strategies in Sports Medicine
JENNA ADALBERT, BS SOMMER HAMMOUD, MD SUMMARY POINTS Orthopaedic sports medicine sub specialists perform a wide variety of anatomic...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Opioid Knowledge & Prescribing Habits of Surgical Residents Before & After Educational Intervention
PANKTI ACHARYA, MPH ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Formal Opioid-prescribing education of orthopaedic surgical residents...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 13, 20215 min read
Medical Cannabis : Review of the Indication and Evidence for Postoperative Pain Management
DANIEL CALEM, BA ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Inadequate pain control following surgery can potentially result...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 10, 20214 min read
The State of Opioid Prescribing Education in U.S. Medical and Dental Schools
JENNA ADALBERT, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS In medical school curricula, active methods of opioid prescribing instruction...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 10, 20215 min read
Medical Cannabis: Understanding dosing, concentrations, and delivery routes
BROCK BAKEWELL, MPH ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS THC and CBD behave in a dynamic and dose-dependent manner. THC...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 10, 20216 min read
Medical Cannabis: How do Cannabinoids Effect Pain
JUSTIN A. LY, BA ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Cannabinoids have both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Opioid Prescriptions –How do Orthopaedic Surgeons Rank?
TAYLOR PASKEY, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Orthopaedic Surgeons write 5.8% of all opioid prescriptions, behind: Family...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Opioid Mortality –Where is the Opioid Epidemic Now?
ZACHARY HERMAN, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid mortality is defined as a death related to opioid use, be it...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Opioid Prescribing Rates – Are We Making Progress?
ZACHARY HERMAN, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Understanding opioid prescribing habits and patient utilization of opioids is...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Opioid Prescriptions –Who are the Highest Prescribers by Specialty?
TAYLOR PASKEY, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Despite recent decreases in opioid prescribing, significant variation in...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 7, 20214 min read
Prescription Opioid Addiction –Factors Driving the Epidemic
DUNCAN VAN NEST, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioids receptors are located throughout the body and are activated by...
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