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The HCPLive pain page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on pain medicine. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments for acute pain, chronic pain, addiction medicine, and more.

The multidisciplinary panel of experts share final thoughts on strategies to normalize naloxone and decrease barriers to its obtainment and utilization. 

Final Thoughts on the Opioid Crisis and Normalizing Naloxone

Charles Argoff, MD, leads a discussion on the use of pain contracts versus pain agreements between clinicians and patients to bring about desired outcomes. 

Pain Contracts vs Agreements Between Clinicians and Patients 

Experts discuss the need for and impact of peer-to-peer discussion initiatives, as well as the impact telemedicine utilization has had on the opioid crisis. 

Peer to Peer Discussion Initiatives and Telemedicine Impact 

Experts share insights on how they have utilized Prescription Monitoring Programs to combat the opioid crisis and improve the safety of prescribed opioids. 

Role and Impact of Prescription Monitoring Programs 

Experts share approaches to normalize conversations about naloxone with patients, as well as share important considerations for maximizing naloxone education. 

Essential Patient Education Considerations for Naloxone 

Multidisciplinary panel of clinicians discuss whether recommendations made by national, state, and local agencies infringes upon clinical practice autonomy. 

Are Recommendations Infringing Upon Practice Autonomy? 

Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, and Joshua Lynch, DO, EMT-P, FAAEM, FACEP, discuss highlights from the December 2020 CDC Health Alert and application. 

December 2020 CDC Health Alert Highlights and Implementation 

Experts address barriers to overcome regarding naloxone prescribing, dispensing, and utilization that they have seen in the community. 

Barriers to Naloxone Prescribing, Dispensing, and Utilization 

Multidisciplinary expert panel share perspectives on stigmatization and normalization of the conversation about naloxone between clinicians and patients. 

Normalizing the Conversation about Naloxone with the Public 

Joshua Lynch, DO, EMT-P, FAAEM, FACEP, shares ways to improve naloxone accessibility, and Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, RN-BC, ANP-BC, discusses stigmatization. 

Improving the Accessibility of Naloxone and Potential Impact 

On the HCPLive painkiller page, resources on the topics of medical news and expert insight into the opioid epidemic can be found. Content includes articles, interviews, videos, podcasts, and breaking news on pain medicine crises, and more.

Painkiller: A History of Crisis