Prescribing Opioids in a Rural Setting
In this episode, Dr. Schlicher talks with Barry Bacon, MD, a family
medicine physician in Colville, about chronic prescribing, co-prescribing,
and treatment in the rural environment.
Learning Objectives
- Summarize barriers to opioid prescribing in rural Washington.
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Detail the current challenges for incarcerated patients in accessing
sober and clean housing.
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Describe the vicious cycles incarcerated patients experience when
dealing with opioid use disorder.
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Identify the unintended consequences of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s opioid prescribing guidelines on rural communities from
2016 to 2023.
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Find ways to be part of the solution to the opioid epidemic in rural
areas.
Release date: June 23, 2023
Expiration date: June 22, 2026
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Resources
Opioids in Rural Settings slide deck
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain —
United States, 2022 | MMWR
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