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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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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...