PHM-04 - Goldilocks in Crisis: Determining the Dose That is "Just Right."

Course Description: Is there value to providing medications at low doses when the analgesic benefit may not be realized but the patient is still exposed to the risks of the medications? Are high doses of alternatives safer than low doses of opioids? Should opioids be avoided all together? Two experienced clinicians from different practice settings (palliative care and acute inpatient care) will embrace the controversies and involve the audience in an interactive game of Family Feud where the presenters will use case based vignettes to present the evidence behind the "top answers on the board" as it relates to pertinent analgesic-related questions. The purpose is to provide some clarity to analgesic doses in areas where it might not be so clear and prepare those in attendance with the knowledge to tackle come of these problems at their practice sites.