The Science and Practice of Treating Patients with Opioid Use Disorder AK SUMMIT-6 managing_chronic_opioid_prescribing_and_tapering_-_sarah_spencer,_do,

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In the video transcript, Dr. Sarah Spencer, an addiction medicine and family medicine specialist from rural Alaska, discusses the management of chronic opioid prescribing. She emphasizes the need to assess and treat patients' pain, whether with opioids or alternative therapies, and highlights the importance of a multimodal, patient-centered approach to pain management. Dr. Spencer reviews the updated CDC guidelines on chronic opioid management, focusing on the risks and benefits of opioid use, strategies for tapering opioids, and the potential role of buprenorphine in pain management. She also discusses the challenges and considerations when transitioning patients from full opioid agonists to buprenorphine, highlighting the need for close monitoring and individualized treatment plans. Additionally, Dr. Spencer addresses the limitations of available non-pharmacological interventions in rural areas and the importance of increasing access to these therapies for patients in remote communities.

Keywords

Dr. Sarah Spencer

addiction medicine

family medicine

chronic opioid prescribing

CDC guidelines

multimodal approach

buprenorphine

pain management

rural Alaska