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How to Choose the Appropriate Opioid: An Interview with Dr. Heath McAnally

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - March 28, 2023 17:02 - 1 hour
Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, sit down to chat with Dr. Heath McAnally, MD, to discuss the nuances between different opioid agents and how to choose between them to match your patient's needs. Tune in as we review the biological pain pathways and how the mu and kappa recept...

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Mind Body Medicine's Approach to Chronic Pain: An Interview with Dr. Howard Schubiner

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - August 26, 2022 16:26 - 1 hour
Hosts Don Stader, MD and Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Howard Schubiner, MD to discuss mind body medicine and the power of perception when it comes to pain. Dr. Schubiner discusses how the brain is responsible for much of the pain we experience and how we can harness this knowledge to red...

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Chronic Pain Advocacy: An Interview with Kate Nicholson, JD

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - August 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour
Hosts Don Stader, MD and Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Kate Nicholson, JD, the founder of the nonprofit National Pain Advocacy Center whose mission is to advance the health and human rights of people in pain. Kate discusses her entry into the field of pain and her own journey developing a...

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Benzodiazepine Tapering: An Interview with Dr. Alexis Ritvo

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - June 03, 2022 01:45 - 1 hour
Host Rachael Duncan, PharmD sits down with Alexis Ritvo, MD, an assistant professor at CU Anschutz School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Program Director at Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Colorado to discuss all things benzodiazepines. Tune in to learn about taper...

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Opioids, Health Disparities and COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Andrew Herring and Charles Hawthorne

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - May 09, 2022 23:54 - 50 minutes
Hosts Don Stader, MD and Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Andrew Herring, MD and Charles Hawthorne of CA Bridge to discuss healthy equity and disparities in the opioid epidemic. CA Bridge is a pioneering organization that expands access of evidence-based addiction care to those who use drugs...

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NIDA Policy Issues: An Interview with Dr. Emily Einstein

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - March 21, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Dr. Emily Einstein, PhD, chief of the Science Policy Branch for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This episode ranges from policy issues at NIDA and plans to implement actionable interventions to improve care for those ...

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Pain, Opioids and Sleep: An Interview With Dr. Heather Poupore-King

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - February 21, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Stanford pain psychologist Dr. Heather Poupore-King, PhD to discuss the intersection of pain, opioids and sleep. This episode addresses the biopsychosocial approach to health and highlights how relevant it to how pain and opioids ...

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NIH HEAL Initiative: An Interview with Dr. Rebecca Baker

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - January 17, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Director of the NIH's Helping End Addiction Longterm (HEAL) Initiative, Dr. Rebecca Baker, Ph.D. In the podcast we discuss the opioid crisis, health disparities and scope of HEAL Initiative. Dr. Baker shares her insights into ho...

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Learning to Champion Chronic Pain: An Interview with Tom Bowen

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - December 22, 2021 22:40 - 1 hour
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Tom Bowen to discuss his personal journey through dealing with chronic pain. Tune in to hear Tom's story and how he learned to live with his chronic pain by changing his perspective and utilizing invaluable self-directed pain mana...

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Nuts & Bolts of OUD in the Primary Care Setting

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - December 03, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Steven Wright joins us to explain how to best manage patients with OUD in the primary care setting. Tune in to learn how to counsel patients with OUD and responsibly incorporate buprenorphine, naltrexone and methadone into your practice in this eighth installment of the Compass Opioid Stewar...

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A Patient and Bioethicist Perspective on the Medical System's Role and Responsibilities in the Opioid Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Travis N. Rieder, PhD

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - October 27, 2021 21:51 - 1 hour
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Dr. Travis Rieder, PhD, a Research Scholar at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics to discuss his personal experience becoming dependent on opioids following a traumatic motorcycle accident and navigating the healthcare sys...

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Recognition and Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): An Interview with Dr. Corey Waller

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - September 09, 2021 23:01 - 1 hour
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Addiction and Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Corey Waller to define addiction, discuss strategies for recognizing signs of OUD early and then appropriately manage it. Iowa Healthcare Collaborative presents the Compass Opioid S...

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Recognition & Management of Patients with OUD

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - September 09, 2021 21:51 - 1 hour ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Don Stader joins us to explain how to identify OUD in patients on short-term and long-term opioid prescriptions and discuss the benefits of medication assisted treatment for addiction. Tune in to learn how to incorporate buprenorphine into your practice in this seventh installment of the Com...

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Chronic Pain Management: Best practices.

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - August 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Steven Wright joins us to explain the best practices for chronic pain management in this sixth installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lecture series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at [email protected] with any questions or inquiries. Iowa Healthcare Collabo...

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Chronic Pain Management: Best practices.

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - August 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Steven Wright joins us to explain the best practices for chronic pain management in this sixth installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lectures series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at [email protected] with any questions or inquiries. Iowa Healthcare Collab...

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Pain Psychology: An Interview with Dr. Heather Poupore-King

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - August 09, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Stanford pain psychologist Dr. Heather Poupore-King, PhD to discuss the nuance of pain psychology and management of patients with chronic pain. Iowa Healthcare Collaborative presents the Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlig...

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Opioid Tapering: An Interview with Dr. Anna Lembke

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - July 09, 2021 15:15 - 1 hour
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD sit down with Dr. Anna Lembke to discuss her BRAVO protocol for opioid tapering. Iowa Healthcare Collaborative presents the Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight podcast in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

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Opioid & Benzodiazepine Tapering - Best Practices

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - July 09, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Steven Wright explain the best practices for opioid and benzodiazepine tapering in this fifth installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lecture series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at [email protected] with any questions or inquiries. Iowa ...

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Physiology of Pain: An Interview with Dr. Heath McAnally

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - July 02, 2021 15:49 - 56 minutes
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Mary Andrawis, PharmD sit down with Dr. Heath McAnally and dive deep into the weeds of pain physiology, opioid induced hyperalgesia and so much more. Iowa Healthcare Collaborative presents the Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight podcast in partnership with ...

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Opioid MedMal and Litigation Risks: An Interview with Mr. Harry Nelson

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - July 02, 2021 15:43 - 49 minutes
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Mary Andrawis, PharmD sit down to discuss the intricacies of litigation risks that come with prescribing opioids with healthcare attorney, Mr. Harry Nelson. Tune in to review the risks and practices you can adopt to protect yourself as a prescriber. Iowa Healthcare...

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How Did We Get Here? An Interview with Dr. Andrew Kolodny

Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight - July 02, 2021 15:31 - 38 minutes
Hosts Dr. Don Stader and Dr. Mary Andrawis, PharmD sit down to discuss what led to the opioid crisis and our way out with Dr. Andrew Kolodny. Iowa Healthcare Collaborative presents the Compass Opioid Stewardship Expert Spotlight podcast in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

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Pain Is More than We Understand It to Be

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - June 10, 2021 00:40 - 57 minutes ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Don Stader explains the details of pain psychology in this fourth installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lecture series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at [email protected] with any questions or inquiries. Iowa Healthcare Collaborative presents the Compass O...

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Alternatives to Opioids (ALTOs) for the Treatment of Pain

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - June 10, 2021 00:30 - 1 hour ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Don Stader explains the details of pain physiology and alternatives to opioids in this third installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lecture series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at [email protected] with any questions or inquiries. Video referenced towards ...

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Opioids: An Objective Look at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of one of Medicine's Most Utilized Drugs

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - April 09, 2021 15:47 - 58 minutes ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Don Stader discusses the history of opioid use in medical practice over the past 150 years and how we got to where we are now in this second installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lecture series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at [email protected] with any que...

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Physician Protect Thyself

Compass Opioid Stewardship Program Podcast - March 23, 2021 23:23 - 50 minutes ★★★ - 2 ratings
Dr. Don Stader explains the breadth of potential legal ramifications associated with prescribing opioids due to their risk of adverse patient events and how to avoid them in this first installment of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program lecture series. Feel free to contact Dr. Stader at don@...