2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
8/01/2018 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Managing Opioids and Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Primary Care Clinics | Grand Ballroom EF
Managing Opioids and Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Primary Care Clinics
I will provide a brief overview of the current opioid crisis, data specific to Utah, barriers to providing care when prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain, the importance of prevention, and the Primary Care Pain Education and Opioid Monitoring Program at the VA in Salt Lake City. In closing those gaps, I will discuss my Program which is a streamlined approach to managing opioids and chronic non-cancer pain in primary care settings and has application for all communities whether urban or rural.
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Jamie Clinton-Lont
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Jamie Clinton is the Director of the Salt Lake VA Health Care System's Primary Care Pain Education and Opioid Monitoring Program. Ms. Clinton invented, developed, and piloted this unique Program which was nominated for Best Practice in the management of chronic non-cancer pain and opioid prescribing. Ms. Clinton has served our Veteran's for 27 years as a primary care provider and more recently as the Women's Service Medical Director. She has expertise in program and curriculum development, primary care, opioid prescribing, musculoskeletal pain, women's health, and Military Sexual Trauma (MST). Ms. Clinton is here to talk about the current opioid crisis and her Program.
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