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Join us on Monday, October 17, at
10 a.m. ET for our Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series featuring Roger
Chou, M.D., of the Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Chou will
discuss the use of opioids for chronic pain. The presentation reviews long-term
data on opioid prescribing, evidence on benefits and harms of opioid therapies,
and recently released guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) on use of opioids for chronic pain. Dr. Chou is the lead
author on a research review of opioids for chronic pain and an author of the
CDC guidelines.
The talk will help you:
- Understand
opioid prescribing patterns
- Understand
risks and benefits of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain
- Identify
recommendations for safer opioid use.
Watch it online via Facebook live, or go to “Today's
Events” through NIH Videocast.
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