Guidelines for physicians regarding the prescribing of opioid therapy for acute and chronic pain.
"The statement demonstrates the intense effort on the part of both parties toward ending this epidemic. It calls for collaboration between physicians and public officials, and describes agreement on the strategies needed to fight the epidemic. It is a statement with both symbolism and substance."
Recommendations from the Governor’s Medical Education Working Group on Prescription Drug Misuse.
Links to resources from the USAID and United Nations.
The MMS Committee on Geriatric Medicine presents a concise brochure to facilitate important yet difficult conversations about planning health care goals between patients, their families and health care providers. Brochure in PDF format, 2 pages.
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