Ontario Improving Care for Chronic Pain Sufferers

Ontario Improving Care for Chronic Pain Sufferers
This "hub and spoke" model will use videoconferencing to provide case-based training and share best care methods, for example, how to manage chronic pain through the development of care plans and the safe use of treatments like opioids. ECHO Ontario …
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Montana Doctor With Idaho Ties Has License Yanked; Examiners Cite
In 2001, Christensen voluntarily surrendered his medical license for two years while he underwent a pain management course. Additionally, in 1995, Idaho prosecutors alleged that Christensen had prescribed controlled substances to … As part of its …
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Trojan's 'STD Month' Scheme
A new perspective on the Zohydro debate published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine identifies a larger issue: the dual challenge of managing both chronic pain and addiction. There has been a substantial public outcry in … training in …
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