Lessons Learnt from Establishing a High dOse Opioid Review Clinic for People Living with HIV | Zendy

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Lessons Learnt from Establishing a High dOse Opioid Review Clinic for People Living with HIV

Author(s) -

Helen Laycock,

Vanessa Crawford,

Andrew S.C. Rice,

Sarah Cox

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

pain management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.402

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1758-1877

pISSN - 1758-1869

DOI - 10.2217/pmt-2018-0041

Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , chronic pain , population , opioid epidemic , opioid , gerontology , physical therapy , family medicine , environmental health , receptor

People living with HIV represent a unique aging population, living with a chronic condition associated with significant pain. A number take high dose, long-term opioids to manage moderate to severe chronic pain, presenting specific risks. This article highlights the size and impact of this problem and outlines the service objectives and set up of a specialist clinic to manage people living with HIV on high dose opioids, alongside its successes and learning points.

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