MD Anderson Cancer Center 4th Interdisciplinary Pain and Opioid Crisis Seminar 2022

MD Anderson Cancer Center 4th Interdisciplinary Pain and Opioid Crisis Seminar 2022

Advanced Strategies for Cancer Pain & Opioid Management

📦 Product Details

• Format: 20 Videos + 19 PDFs
• Total Size: 10.8 GB
• Event Date: April 29–30, 2022
• Location: Virtual (Houston, Texas)
• Access: On-demand

🩺 Course Overview

The MD Anderson 4th Interdisciplinary Pain and Opioid Crisis Seminar 2022 is a comprehensive program addressing one of the most critical challenges in modern healthcare: balancing effective pain control with safe opioid use.

This course delivers an in-depth exploration of cancer pain management, opioid stewardship, substance use disorders, and multidisciplinary care strategies, combining clinical expertise with public health and policy perspectives.

Participants gain practical tools to manage complex patients with coexisting cancer pain and opioid misuse, while improving safety, communication, and treatment outcomes.

🎯 Learning Objectives

By completing this course, you will be able to:

• Apply evidence-based principles of pain management
• Optimize opioid prescribing and monitoring strategies
• Manage patients with cancer pain and opioid use disorder (OUD)
• Improve patient and family safety in opioid therapy
• Integrate multidisciplinary approaches into pain care

📚 Key Topics Covered

💊 Opioid Management & Stewardship

• Safe opioid prescribing principles
• Post-CDC guideline opioid strategies
• Opioid stewardship models (CHAT program)

🧠 Pain & Substance Use Disorders

• Managing coexisting cancer pain and OUD
• Behavioral therapies and addiction considerations
• Case-based discussions on complex patients

🧬 Pharmacologic Innovations

• Buprenorphine for pain and OUD
• Levorphanol and emerging analgesics
• Cannabinoids and medical cannabis in pain care

🏥 Clinical & Perioperative Care

• Reducing perioperative opioid use
• Enhanced recovery pathways
• Interventional pain procedures

🗣️ Communication & Ethics

• Difficult conversations about opioid misuse
• Patient and provider perspectives
• Ethical and legal considerations

🌍 Systems & Public Health

• Insurance and access barriers
• Real-world dispensing challenges
• Interprofessional care models

🧠 Learning Format

• Expert-led lectures
• Real-world case studies
• Interactive discussions
• Multidisciplinary perspectives

👨‍⚕️ Target Audience

• Anesthesiologists
• Pain medicine specialists
• Palliative care physicians
• Geriatricians
• Oncology clinicians
• Nurses and advanced practice providers

🚀 Why This Course Stands Out

• Focuses on real clinical challenges in opioid use
• Combines oncology, pain medicine, and addiction science
• Strong emphasis on practical, patient-centered care
• Covers both clinical and policy-level perspectives
• Ideal for improving safe prescribing and patient outcomes