Open AccessPain Management and Opioid Therapy: Persistent Knowledge Gaps Among Primary Care Providers
Author(s) -
Chad Williamson,
Barbara J. Martin,
Charles E. Argoff,
Christopher Gharibo,
Bill McCarberg,
Timothy Atkinson,
Leanne Berger,
Thomas C. Sullivan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s316637
Subject(s) - medicine , pain management , primary care , opioid , family medicine , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , receptor
Given the opioid epidemic in the US, it is vital that clinicians who prescribe opioids for pain management to do so in an evidence-based manner, eg considering all pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options, assessing risk of opioid use disorder prior to initiating opioids. Continuing education regarding the evidence-based prescribing of opioids is now required for US healthcare providers who prescribe opioids. A "blueprint" of the content to be included in continuing education programs was developed by the US Food and Drug Administration and updated in 2018.