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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Clinicians Stress Weighing Benefits And Risks When Considering Prescribing Opioids


Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News

By Michael Smith

Longtime pain medicine clinicians with decades of experience used the opportunity of the 2023 PAINWeek annual meeting keynote address to urge fellow clinicians to go “back to basics” when treating their patients’ pain and considering potential opioid treatment.

“We live in a new world where you must protect your practice and yourself,” said Lynn Webster, MD, the executive vice president