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Podcast: The Podcast by KevinMD
Episode: Non-opioid post-op pain relief
Description: Join us as we sit down with Amy Baxter, a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, to explore how societal factors, deceptive marketing, and profit-driven health care systems have contributed to the opioid epidemic. Amy will shed light on the effectiveness of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and cost-effective non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief. Together, we'll discuss barriers to adopting opioid-sparing strategies and how policymakers can prioritize solutions to reduce unnecessary post-operative opioid prescriptions. Amy Baxter is a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at Augusta University, federally funded for neuromodulation research to reduce needle pain, multimodal l...