Opioids
5 August 2015
Rural Health welcomes:
- Dr Stephanie Davies, Pain Medicine Physician, WA Specialist Pain Services
- Dr Max Majedi, Pain Medicine Physician, WA Pain Management Centre, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Dr George O'Neil, Medical Director, Fresh Start Recovery Programme
Topics presented include:
- Indications for opioid analgesia
- How opioids work
- Problems with opioids
- Alternatives to opioids
- Controversies about Naltrexone implants and their effectiveness and side effects
- Dealing with patients requesting opioids