Options for Nonopioid Anesthesia and Analgesia (On-Demand)-Recording

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Dr. Jean Antolczyk, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, delivered a presentation on the importance of non-opioid anesthesia and analgesia in addressing the opioid crisis. She highlighted the need for shared decision-making between healthcare providers and patients in order to promote alternatives to opioids. Dr. Antolczyk discussed the current state of the opioid crisis and the similarities to the tactics used by the tobacco industry in the past. She emphasized the role of healthcare providers in advocating for non-opioid options and provided examples of successful initiatives, such as non-opioid anesthetic protocols and the use of hypnosis in surgical procedures. Dr. Antolczyk also discussed the potential dangers of opioid use, including addiction and respiratory depression, and the benefits of non-opioid alternatives, such as NSAIDs, acetaminophen, gabapentin, magnesium, and hypnosis, in reducing pain and improving patient outcomes. She highlighted the importance of multimodal pain management and the need for healthcare providers to consider the specific needs and risks of individual patients. Dr. Antolczyk also explained the non-opioid alternatives law in Florida, which requires healthcare providers to inform patients about non-opioid options and involve them in the decision-making process, as well as the No Pain Act, a federal initiative aimed at expanding access to non-opioid pain management approaches. Overall, Dr. Antolczyk emphasized the importance of raising awareness and promoting non-opioid options as part of an integrated approach to addressing the opioid crisis.

Keywords

non-opioid anesthesia

analgesia

opioid crisis

shared decision-making

healthcare providers

tobacco industry

NSAIDs

acetaminophen

gabapentin

multimodal pain management