Daily Remedy
By Daily Remedy
Daily RemedyApr 16, 2024
Exposing DEI in Medicine
Dr. Jeffrey Singer and Professor Erec Smith discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in medical schools - and their potential limitations.
We discuss their latest article: Discrimination and Identity Politics Have No Place in Medical Education.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/discrimination-and-identity-politics-have-no-place-in-medical-education/
#diversity #equity #inclusion #medical #education #liberal #critical #race
Counterintuitive nature of health policy and healthcare
We discuss the voting power the health issue of abortion carries and how that affects both health policy and healthcare.
We discuss key findings from two prominent polls:
Gallup - https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx#:~:text=Line%20graph%20on%20the%20legality,be%20illegal%20in%20all%20circumstances
KFF Health - https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-march-2024-abortion-in-the-2024-election-and-beyond/
We conclude by discussing the counterintuitive nature of health policy and healthcare.
#abortion #health #policy #healthcare #election #election2024 #trump #biden
Reflecting on healthcare trends with Dr. Lynn Webster
Dr. Lynn Webster is a Senior Fellow at the Center for U.S. Policy; Associate Editor, Special Populations Section, Pain Medicine; Chief Medical Officer for PainScript; Author of the award-winning book, The Painful Truth Documentary; and Co-Producer of It Hurts Until You Die.
Dr. Webster is the principal investigator for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) award 5RC2DA028984-02, which is issued under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Webster is board certified in pain medicine, addiction medicine, and anesthesiology. He is also a senior editor of Pain Medicine and a peer reviewer for several professional journals.
The Opioid Risk Tool he developed can be found at the following link: https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/opioidrisktool.pdf
#DEA #pain #addiction #health #policy #patient #care #research
Redefining learning in medicine at Daily Remedy
We detail major changes taking place to the website in the coming weeks. And we welcome your input!
To let us know your thoughts, email us at: info@daily-remedy.com.
#dailyremedy1 #medical #learning #perceptions #misinformation #disinformation
Fighting for Justice for Dr. Bockoff and His Chronic Pain Patients
My name is Kristen Ogden and I advocate for chronic pain patients. My husband, Louis Ogden, is one of the chronic pain patients I’m talking about. Consider the fact that Louis has suffered from pain since he was a child. Some of you already know the background of our efforts to intervene in the case of DEA vs. Dr. David Bockoff.
If you don’t, we invite you to go first to https://www.daily-remedy.com/as-i-sat-in-court-watching-the-dea/ and to https://www. https://www.daily-remedy.com/a-patients-plea-for-justice/.
If you have pain, or you know someone who does, or fear some day you will have pain, as we all age, then you may want to consider what we’re doing in court. The why of our cause is straightforward. We are seeking justice for doctors to use their skills and justice for pain patients who desperately need relief from unremitting pain. In our fight with the DEA administrator and the relevant courts, we knew we had to retain counsel. When I first spoke to John P. Flannery, a former federal prosecutor, and special counsel on the Hill, and trial lawyer for decades, Mr. Flannery asked what outcome did we wish. Without hesitation, I said, individually and collectively we want the right to be let alone, to have access to pain medications for my husband, Louis, and for all of these patients in the same straits. That’s what we want. Mr. Flannery launched our effort with our full support with a Motion to Intervene in the case of DEA vs. David Bockoff, as “interested persons,” suffering because Dr. Bockoff was cut off summarily from continuing our pain prescriptions. We hoped to get the prescriptions we needed for our unremitting pain, and to exonerate Dr. Bockoff so he could get back to work caring for his patients. Prescriptions for controlled pain medications can only be possible if there’s a qualified pain specialist to write the scrips … preferably one who is knowledgeable, compassionate, and who “gets it” about chronic pain and the patients who suffer from it. We filed the Motion to Intervene, and, as expected, the DEA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied our motion.
Now we need more funds to continue our fight!
#DEA #administrative #law #DOJ #Flannery #opioids #opioid #crisis
Empowering Physicians with Dr. Dana Corriel
Dana Corriel, MD, is a traditionally-trained physician who swapped clinical practice for digital entrepreneurship for innovation. After discovering she had a talent for design; unique content creating, during a short break from clinical medicine, she decided to “pay it forward” in her field of healthcare, and build an online platform that promoted doctors' ideas; businesses. Corriel’s SoMeDocs was born.
Today, she helps individuals AND companies alike to figure out next-steps in the online world. The ultimate mission of her company and work is to promote the autonomy of doctors everywhere, build a strong community of forward-thinking professionals, and provide well-needed networking in her field. To learn more about SoMeDocs, select the following link: https://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/
Discussing Medicine on Fire with Dr. Arthur Lazarus
We discuss Dr. Arthur Lazarus's latest book: Medicine on Fire: A Narrative Travelogue.
https://www.amazon.com/Medicine-Fire-Arthur-Lazarus-MBA/dp/1663257272
Arthur Lazarus is a former Doximity Fellow, a member of the editorial board of the American Association for Physician Leadership, and an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He is the author of Every Story Counts: Exploring Contemporary Practice Through Narrative Medicine and Medicine on Fire: A Narrative Travelogue.
#lazarus #doximity #medicine #fire
Talking DPC with Miss Tiffany Ryder
We speak with Miss Tiffany Ryder about her experiences treating patients in rural emergency departments and her thoughts on future trends in direct primary care.
Tiffany Ryder is an NFL Cheerleader turned Emergency Medicine PA and is passionate about facilitating access to affordable primary care. She is a founding partner of Direct Care Connect, a non-profit healthcare delivery model with a vision to provide direct primary care services to underserved and uninsured communities in the US. She writes and speaks frequently on her personal and clinical experiences highlighting the need for expanded access to patient education and services in these populations.
To learn more about her work, select the following link: https://www.tiffanyryder.com/
#tiffanyryder #direct #primary #care #concierge #medicine
Building an AI physician tool to reduce error
We speak with Dr. Steven Charlap, a highly accomplished physician entrepreneur who's the CEO and founder of Soap Health: https://soap.health/
SOAP Health provides innovative and effective solutions that make a real difference in the lives of patients and healthcare providers. The application has the potential to revolutionize the way healthcare is delivered.
#AI #medical #errors #clinical #decisions #futurist #Steven #Charlap
Calling all physician entrepreneurs to the EntreMD business school
We speak with Dr. Una, founder of EntreMD and the EntreMD business school, the only business school for physician entrepreneurs who are committed to building 6-, 7-, and multiple-7-figure businesses so they can have the freedom to live life and practice medicine on their terms.
To learn more, select the links below:
https://entremd.com/
https://program.www.entremd.com/ebs-registration
#entremd #physician #entrepreneur #doctrepreneur
Speaking with Dr. Arlen Meyers, founder of SoPE
We speak with Dr. Arlen Meyers, founder of Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE) about his entrepreneurial journey and why he started SoPE.
SoPE accelerates innovations to improve healthcare. SoPE seeks to empower doctors, other healthcare providers and entrepreneurs with the information, resources, connections, and experience they need to commercialize their ideas, inventions and discoveries.
To learn more, select the following link: https://sopenet.org/
#physician #entrepreneur #doctrepreneur #SoPE
Daily Remedy to expand survey platform
Daily Remedy is proud to announce a partnership with Real Clear Politics (RCP). We will present RCP healthcare polls and glean your feedback on whether you believe the polls accurately reflect your generally assumed perceptions.
Remember, healthcare may be understood through statistics and data. But it's lived through the perceptions of patient experiences.
#realclearpolitics #surveys #questionnaire #polls #patient #perceptions
Talking innovations in healthcare delivery
We speak with Dr. Brittany Busse and learn about her new startup, ViTel Health
Dr. Brittany Busse has over five years of experience in Executive Physician Leadership and in developing processes and technology specific for Telemedicine. As a physician leader, Dr. Busse is a vocal advocate for the well-being of both providers and patients. She has been a featured expert and contributor for a variety of local, regional and national media publications.
Her curiosity for innovation and technology and her excitement for improving the healthcare system is contagious. As the president and CMO of ViTelHealth, she is dedicated to improving healthcare delivery and organizing digital health tools that augment the patient-provider connection and improve outcomes so that everyone can thrive. When she is not promoting change in healthcare, she enjoys practicing and teaching yoga and meditation, creating gourmet plant-based meals for herself and her partner, and hiking in Northern California with her rescue dog, Cabernet.
To learn more about ViTel Health, please select the following link: https://www.vitelhealth.com/
#chronic #CCM #RPM #primary #care #innovations #myvitelhealth
Learning about sleep with Robyn Woidtke, Editor-in-Chief of Sleep World Magazine
Robyn’s career has spanned the medical device industry and includes director of clinical research administration, and regulatory and quality roles. She has also participated in the development of marketing, educational, and patient-centered programs primarily in the sleep industry. Her focus is on the patient’s therapeutic journey and reducing burdens of care through support and education, health literacy, and the impact of social determinants of health.
To learn more about Sleep World Magazine, select the following link: https://sleepworldmagazine.com/.
For those interested in writing, please contact Robyn Woidtke at: robyn@sleeplabmagazine.com.
#sleep #hygiene #apnea #lab #sleepworldmag
Talking with Mr. Zach Baron, Director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O’Neill Institute
Launched in February 2023, the Health Care Litigation Tracker is a free digital resource that tracks and analyzes health care litigation in the United States. The tracker contains current health policy litigation cases, with an emphasis on health care access, coverage, affordability, transparency, and equity.
Founded in 2007, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law is a research institute based at Georgetown Law focused on public and private law in health policy analysis.
Zachary Baron is a director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O’Neill Institute. He focuses on providing technical assistance for policymakers and public education on health policy legal issues with an emphasis on access to coverage, affordability, transparency, and equity.
Cases discussed in the conversation are:
American College of Pediatricians et al. v. Becerra et al.
Barrows et al v. Humana, Inc.
https://litigationtracker.law.georgetown.edu/litigation/barrows-et-al-v-humana-inc/
Eli Lilly and Company et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
#health #law #oneillinstitute #georgetown #policy
A day in the life of patient advocate, Emily Ullrich
Emily Ullrich is a former professor of Communication Arts and Founder of Nairobi Film Institute, a nonprofit organization she created and where she taught filmmaking to college aged youth in Nairobi, Kenya for free. She was sick for many years before she was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in 2015, and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome in 2019, and has had to adapt her lifestyle according to her medical issues.
According to a study published in 2019, roughly 70% of patients diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos are women.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6858200/#:~:text=We%20found%206021%20individuals%20(men,a%20practice%20of%205000%20patients.
Diagnostic criteria for the disease can be found at the following link:
https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hEDS-Dx-Criteria-checklist-1.pdf
#interstitial #cystitis #endometriosis #CRPS #Ehlers #Danlos
Dr. Jay K Joshi's 2023 PAINWeek presentation
Dr. Jay K Joshi, editor of Daily Remedy, gives a presentation on implicit biases that appear when health providers decide whether to prescribe opioids for chronic pain.
He uses philosophical frameworks and qualitative methodologies to elucidate the nature of implicit biases in the clinical context.
#PAINWeek #chronic #pain #burden #implicit #biases
Discussing patient suicides following forced tapering with the investigators of CSI: OPIOIDs
CSI:OPIOIDs (Clinical Context of Suicide Following Opioid Transitions) is a scientific research study to closely examine suicides that have occurred after prescription opioid dose reductions in patients with long-term pain. The team will look at 110-120 suicides, split between those individuals who were Veterans of the US armed forces and people who were not Veterans.
The CSI:OPIOIDs team will:
- Compile a registry of people who have died by suicide following a reduction or stoppage in their opioid medication.
- Perform in-depth, one on one interviews with survivors of individuals who have died by suicide after opioid transition to understand what led their loved-one to die by suicide, and review medical records when they are obtainable.
- Identify factors common to these individuals prior to their death and suggest ways to reduce likelihood that future patients will die by suicide under similar circumstances.
The approach used in this study, psychological autopsy, offers a descriptive portrait of each death. The resulting insights will help health systems, policy makers, and prescribers make better decisions to prevent these tragedies. There is a website for the general public and a separate one for persons who wish to enter the study.
To learn more about the study or if you are interested in participating, please select the following: https://www.csiopioids.org/.
#Stefan #Kertesz #patient #suicide #opioid #tapering
From patient to patient-advocate, the story of Jaime Sanchez
Jaime Sanchez has worn many hats throughout her life, but her favorite role is being a mother. She has a diverse background, having studied and worked in fields like nursing, physical therapy, criminal justice, and early elementary teacher education, as well as home-business ownership, management, waitressing, and human resources, not in chronological order.
Jaime is a volunteer hostess and graphic assistant of the show “DocToks with Dr. Forest Tennant and Friends”, offering her help in the pain and addiction communities. She dreams of the day these communities unite to stand together. She hopes all people will recognize that anyone could face similar challenges, especially due to an accident, injury, or unexpected illness.
She recently wrote an article for Daily Remedy, Pain Upon Pain: https://www.daily-remedy.com/pain-upon-pain/
#Forest #Tennant #chronic #pain #patient #advocacy
Talking end of life with patient advocate, Laurie Engels
To the chronic pain and hospice patient communities:
I have lived my life in MN growing up the youngest of five. My Mom was trained as a nurse but she was a stay at home Mom. I graduated high school in 1976 and got my BS in Animal Science at the U of MN. I started graduate school but never finished. I have spent the last 25 years of my life devoted to breeding and showing English Setter dogs. I live by myself in Minneapolis. My health issues started with knee surgery in college and I had ductal carcinoma at age 27. Sadly I opted for implants and they caused many issues.
I went onto full time disability at age 36. I’ve been on LTOT since 1998. When I was going through the month of testing to find out why I was short of breath I started thinking that if the news wasn’t good at least I wouldn’t have to worry about losing access to my meds. How crazy is that to see a terminal diagnosis as a blessing. When they finally figured out it was AML and I have the worst mutations possible I knew I would choose hospice right away. My first hospice company was horrible. Their doctor drew a line in the sand and she refused to prescribe my OxyContin, and instead gave me MS Contin and cut my MME by 12%.
This put me into withdrawals. I was so sick from the meds. Even my pharmacist told the doctor that would put me into withdrawals. I fired that company and thankfully was put back on OxyContin. The new company has been bending over backwards to make sure I am as comfortable as I can be with the cancer that has spread to T11 and L3 and now my pelvis. I want to discuss end of life options, how we got to this place where even hospice patients are not guaranteed relief from their pain. It’s a crazy time and I’m afraid if we don’t start to see some change we will become an opioid free country as doctors will no longer be allowed to prescribe them.
Regards,
Laurie
If you have any questions, email her at: aerdensetters@comcast.net
To read about her advocacy, select the following link: https://www.daily-remedy.com/my-dying-wish/
#assisted #suicide #death #hospice #end #life
A conversation on health policy and misinformation with Dr. Josh Bloom of ACSH
Dr. Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, ACSH's Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science, earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Virginia, followed by postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. His first career was in drug discovery research, mostly at Wyeth.
During this time he participated in research in a number of therapeutic areas, including diabetes and obesity, new antibiotics, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis C. His group discovered the novel antibiotic Tygacil®, which was approved by the FDA for use against resistant bacterial infections in 2005. He is the author of 25 patents, and 35 academic papers, including a chapter on new therapies for hepatitis C in Burger’s Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery, and Development, 7th Edition (Wiley, 2010). Dr. Bloom joined the American Council on Science and Health in 2010 as Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The articles featured are:
DEA Chasing Its Tail Again: This Time, It's 'Synthetic Cannabinoids'
Tylenol Plus Advil Combo: Innovation Or Exploitation?
https://www.acsh.org/news/2023/12/28/tylenol-plus-advil-combo-innovation-or-exploitation-17549
#ACSH #Josh #Bloom #DEA #pharmaceutical #industry #American #Council #Science #Health
Physicians must learn how to write amicus briefs
We discuss the importance of writing amicus curiae briefs for major health legal cases appearing in state and federal courts.
Takeaways:
- Writing amicus curiae briefs is an important way for physicians and the medical community to protect the rights of patients and healthcare providers.
- Amicus briefs are legal documents filed by individuals or organizations to support causes that have a bearing on a legal case.
- The broad application of law in health policy means that the rulings in specific cases can have far-reaching implications for healthcare as a whole.
- Biased perspectives can influence healthcare cases, leading to decisions that may not be in the best interest of all patients.
- Personalized patient vignettes and clinical expertise can be powerful tools in writing amicus briefs and influencing legal decisions.
- The structure of amicus briefs can be non-traditional and narrative-based, focusing on the philosophical and theoretical aspects of healthcare.
- The concept of rights plays a crucial role in healthcare and law, and amicus briefs can help ensure that these rights are protected.
- Physicians can use amicus briefs to balance the complexity of medicine with the tendency to standardize and simplify laws.
- Amicus briefs can address specific challenges in healthcare cases, such as abortion, by presenting clinical fundamentals and personalizing the adjudication process.
- The procedural steps for submitting an amicus brief include drafting the brief, preparing a motion for leave, and following the court's submission process.
- Clinically sound amicus briefs are likely to face minimal opposition and can have a positive influence on legal outcomes.
- Physicians are encouraged to get involved in legal cases and write amicus briefs to ensure that health law reflects patient care and the best interests of the medical community.
Referenced legal documents:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GDG9984Fh3kYw5iEP0uuVfrx23LtAnbm/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hUldHS7ATQVG2kCXScjC9AKCoekjpddH/view?usp=sharing
#health #law #abortion #opioids #gun #SCOTUS #amicus
Why Do We Have Deductibles?
We explain the origins and purpose of deductibles in health insurance plans.
#insurance #deductibles #premium #copay #underwriting #risk #health
Be Wary of Inflammatory Political Rhetoric on Health Policy
Dr. Joshi advises patients and the general public to be wary of inflammatory political rhetoric in the upcoming 2024 election cycle.
He explains how politicians will try to -
1. Oversimplify
2. Conflate
3. Polarize
- key health issues and health policy in order to galvanize voters and increase voter turnout. But remember, as Dr. Joshi cautions, what's good for the politician is not what's good for society!
#polarization #misinformation #disinformation #election #politician #health #policy
Learning about skin closure innovations with Clozex Medical
We speak with Matt Papagno, the CEO of Clozex Medical. Clozex Medical, Inc. is an innovator in revolutionary skin closure technologies. Closures made with Clozex Medical technology are faster, safer, less expensive, and easier to use. They reduce infections and produce better cosmetic results than any other skin closure technology. They are the defining innovation in a new class of closures called coaptive films.
To learn more about Clozex Medical, select the following link:
https://www.clozex.com/
#Clozex #Medical #wound #closure #healing
Dr. Singer of the Cato Institute discusses trends in drug policy
Dr. Jeffrey Singer is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and works in the Department of Health Policy Studies. He is a nationally recognized thought leader in health policy, particularly the harmful effects of drug prohibition.
He has written extensively about the importance of harm reduction and follows national and state policy closely.
The JAMA article cited during the podcast that questions the legitimacy of MME (Morphine Milligram Equivalents) is in the following link:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/358674
#prohibition #drugs #overdose #fentanyl #carfentanil #nitazene #xylazine
A conversation with Dr. Lewis, a Pain Specialist who has seen it all
Dr. David Lewis is an Anesthesiologist, Pain Management Specialist who fortunately or unfortunately is known for his medical acumen and legal experience. He was acquitted for prescribing opioids without legitimate medical cause and insurance fraud after a grueling, highly publicized legal battle. We discuss his case and analyze lessons we can learn.
#pain #opioids #DOJ #DEA #crisis #injustice #criminal #justice #reform
A follow-on conversation with Drs. Lawhern & Nadeau, delving deeper into opioid mortality statistics
We continue the conversation and delve further into opioid mortality statistics, exposing misrepresentations and debunking purported causal relationships between opioid prescriptions and mortality.
CDC articles referenced in podcast are as follows:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5844400/
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6450a3.htm?s_cid=mm6450a3_w
#Opioids #Overdose #Mortality #CDC #DEA #Data #Statistics
A conversation with Dr. Parker, a model of physician advocacy
Dr. Parker's journey began with four years of dedicated service in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he earned accolades such as the Meritorious Unit Citation and Good Conduct Medal. His exceptional dedication led to acceptance into the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School and a subsequent role as a Minuteman II ICBM Commander within U.S. Space Command, earning further recognition, including the Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, and the Air Force Achievement Medal. Transitioning into the medical field, Dr. Parker pursued studies at Mayo Medical School and joined the U.S. Medical Corps, ultimately achieving the rank of captain. Specializing in emergency medicine, he served as director of emergency medicine at two hospitals and founded an emergency medicine contracting company to save a floundering hospital from closure.
He now speaks out as an advocate for physicians and patients and embodies a rare blend of scientific expertise, military leadership, and medical acumen, contributing significantly to the advancement of space exploration and the betterment of human health and safety.
#physician #advocacy #moral #injury #pain #opioids #DOJ #DEA #crisis
Dr. Amesh Adalja Discusses Flu Season and Trends in 2024
Dr. Adalja shares his thoughts on the current flu season and future trends in viral infectious diseases. He talks about vaccine misinformation and what he expects to see in 2024.
Dr. Adalja is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and an Affiliate of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. His work is focused on emerging infectious disease, pandemic preparedness, and biosecurity.
https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/who-we-are/our-people/amesh-adalja-md-fidsa
#COVID #RSV #influenza #misinformation #disinformation #vaccines #trust
Drs. Lawhern and Nadeau Explain Overdose Mortality Data
Drs. Red Lawhern and Stephen Nadeau discuss the statistics behind overdose mortality. They discern different causes of overdoses, differentiating prescription opioid deaths from other causes of overdose related deaths.
Their work appears in the Daily Remedy article: Understanding Contributors to US Drug-Related Mortality:
https://www.daily-remedy.com/understanding-contributors-to-us-drug-related-mortality/
#Opioids #Overdose #Mortality #CDC #DEA #Data #Statistics
A conversation with Dr. Gavin Francis
We interview the famed physician-writer, Dr. Gavin Francis. We discuss his latest book, Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence.
#medical #literature #recovery #convalescence
A conversation with Kim, a chronic pain patient
We speak with Kim, who shares her story of medical neglect and patient abandonment.
#burdenofpain
A conversation with Miss VJ Gray, a chronic pain patient and advocate
We speak with Miss VJ Gray, a clinically trained researcher who uses data to drive advocacy.
#burdenofpain
A conversation with Milissa, chronic pain patient
A conversation with Milissa, chronic pain patient
Milissa is a college graduate with a bachelor degree in economics and played D1 tennis before moving on to the professional circuit. Due to many orthopedic injuries, she had no choice but to retire and began her business career in banking shortly thereafter. She's now a Vice President with a regional agency she's been with for over 30-years. Her work has allowed her to film commercials within the US and abroad, including Rwanda, London and Banff, Canada, just to name a few incredible locations.
Milissa's had many injuries from playing sports, particularly tennis - she's had over 22 surgeries including 12 to her knees along with both shoulders, foot, wrists, etc. Her predominant injury is to her spine, which resulted in a 3-level spinal fusion in 2017.
#burdenofpain #chronicpain
A conversation with Mr. Bill Murphy, chronic pain patient advocate
We speak with Mr. Bill Murphy, a chronic pain patient and patient advocate who helps other patients with chronic pain effectively navigate the clinical encounter.
#burdenofpain #chronicpain
A conversation with Mr. Tom Hayashi, chronic pain patient advocate
We speak with Mr. Tom Hayashi, a chronic pain patient advocate who strives to provide his wife, a chronic pain patient, the highest quality of life possible - often against all odds.
#burdenofpain #chronicpain
A conversation with Dr. Felix Brizuela
We speak with Dr. Felix Brizuela, a physician fighting for medical autonomy after having his career and personal life destroyed by an overzealous inquiry into his clinical practice.
#burdenofpain #opioids #physician #autonomy
A conversation with Dr. Jane Orient of AAPS
We speak with Dr. Jane Orient, media contact for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).
AAPS is a non-partisan professional association of physicians in all types of practices and specialties across the country.
Since 1943, AAPS has been dedicated to the highest ethical standards of the Oath of Hippocrates and to preserving the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the practice of private medicine.
To learn more, select the following link: https://aapsonline.org/.
#burdenofpain #opioids #physician #autonomy
A conversation with chronic pain patient and true survivor, Arianne Grand Gassaway
We interview chronic pain patient Arianne Grand Gassaway about her experiences as a chronic pain patient and as a mother of a daughter with substance use dependency.
To discuss her opinion piece in Filter Magazine: https://filtermag.org/drug-seeker-pain-patients/
Her Twitter handle is: ravensspirit68
#chronic #pain #advocacy #burdenofpain
A conversation with chronic pain patient, Joe Love
We interview chronic pain patient Joe Love and learn about his story of love and advocacy.
#chronic #pain #advocacy #burdenofpain
A conversation with Kellie Gasser, chronic pain patient and advocate
Kellie is a chronic pain patient who shares her story and what led her to become a chronic pain patient advocate.
#chronic #pain #patient #advocacy
A conversation with Brandon Pollard, chronic pain patient
Brandon is a chronic pain patient who shares his story as a chronic pain patient.
#chronic #pain #patient #advocacy
A conversation with Dr. Stefan Kertesz, PI of CSI: OPIOIDS
Dr. Stefan Kertesz is the principal investigator of CSI:OPIOIDs (Clinical Context of Suicide Following Opioid Transitions), a scientific research study that examines suicides after prescription opioid dose reductions in patients with long-term pain.
Beginning as a pilot study supported by UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine, today it’s supported by a Veterans Administration grant under the title “CSI:OPIOIDs-V“.
The study’s purpose is to increase knowledge of the demographic, societal, and clinical factors that have led and may lead patients with pain to die by suicide after opioid reduction or stoppage.
A summary of the study can be found on its website: sites.uab.edu/csiopioids
To learn more about the study, select the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-GIE65UXQ
To review the study's summary sheet, select the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13lhVfAfU9o6-fnX5K3e7RzUKtZTon68K/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=108766571153722131021&rtpof=true&sd=true
Dr. Stefan Kertesz is certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine, has a 22-year history of delivering primary care for vulnerable populations such as the homeless, and an 18-year history of research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Veterans Administration on care and services for problems of addiction and drug use. An addiction scholar, Kertesz serves on multiple task forces and teams related to opioid safety. He also led a national petition that resulted in major changes to a planned policy set up by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
#chronic #pain #addiction #patient #advocacy
A conversation with Miss Anne Fuqua, chronic pain advocate who chronicles patient suicides
We speak with Miss Anne Fuqua, a nurse by training who was among the first chronic pain patients to record patient suicides. Her efforts led to the first study analyzing the impact of pain on suicide risk.
To learn more about this study, select the following link: https://sites.uab.edu/csiopioids/
#chronic #pain #advocacy #suicide
A conversation with Miss Barby Ingle, media personality and patient advocate
We speak with Miss Barby Ingle at the BRAIN & PAIN Summit about her advocacy and her personal story.
To learn more about her, select the following link: http://barbyingle.com/
#chronic #pain #advocacy
Daily Remedy podcast with Miss SkyQ
We interview a chronic pain patient who has lived with her clinical conditions for over a decade. She is active in her local community and speaks on behalf of both chronic pain and substance use dependency patients.
#chronic #pain #dependency #advocacy
A conversation with Pat Irving, a former nurse and chronic pain patient
Miss Pat Irving is a former nurse and chronic pain patient who has seen the worst of health policy in the ongoing opioid crisis.
#opioids #chronic #pain #patient
A conversation with Jessica, a chronic pain patient fighting against an unjust health system
Jessica is a chronic pain patient who is struggling to control her pain while fighting a health system bent on disenfranchising her at every turn.
Please note that discussions of suicide and euthanasia are discussed in this video. We strongly encourage Jessica and all others who may be experiencing thoughts of suicide to seek counseling and medical therapy.
If you are interested in learning more about suicide prevention, please contact us at info@daily-remedy.com.
We hope by raising awareness through individual stories, we can prevent those with suicidal ideations from following through.
#opioids #CDC #DEA #suicide #prevention
A conversation with Ashley, an advocate with lived experience
Ashley Rodgers is a mother, wife and former healthcare worker. Additionally, she is a chronic pain patient of almost 30 years, who has been initiating legislative efforts to protect people in pain and their providers on both the state and national levels since the 2016 CDC Guidelines interrupted her pain management treatment in 2017.
#opioids #CDC #DEA