Critical thinking in pain management

In this episode, we welcome special guest Ronald A. Zent, a family physician, to discuss the ongoing opioid crisis. With a fourfold increase in opioid prescriptions and overdose deaths from 1999-2010, Ronald shares his insights on how the medical community has been duped and the role of big pharmaceutical companies in influencing the prescription of dangerous and addictive medications. Ronald also shares his views on pain management and encourages prescribers to think critically about their actions and consider the potential consequences for their patients. He encourages a more robust discussion on pain in general and emphasizes the importance of avoiding outpatient long-acting opioids and allowing fentanyl only in a hospital setting, if at all. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the opioid crisis and the role of health care professionals in reducing the number of needless deaths from prescription overdoses. Ronald A. Zent is a family physician. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "How were we duped and what can we do about the opioid overdose crisis?" The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience. With so many demands on their time, physicians today report record levels of burnout. Burnout is caused by many factors, one of which is clinical documentation. Studies indicate physicians spend two hours documenting care for every hour spent with patients. At Nuance, we are committed to helping physicians do what you love – care for patients – and spend less time on clinical documentation. The Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience, or DAX for short, is an AI-powered, ambient clinical intelligence solution that automatically captures patient encounters securely and accurately at the point of care. Physicians who use DAX have reported a 50 percent decrease in documentation time and a 70 percent reduction in feelings of burnout, and 83 percent of patients say their physician is more personable and conversational. Rediscover the joy of medicine with clinical documentation that writes itself, all within the EHR. VISIT SPONSOR → https://nuance.com/daxinaction SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RATE AND REVIEW → https://www.kevinmd.com/rate FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/kevinphomd FOLLOW ON TIKTOK → https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinphomd GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE → https://earnc.me/CxTLTf Powered by CMEfy.