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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.
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Dr. Sarah Spencer
addiction medicine
family medicine
chronic opioid prescribing
CDC guidelines
multimodal approach
buprenorphine
pain management
rural Alaska
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