Podcasts

Good Grief! I Need Pain Relief! Treatment of Acute Pain

This session will review multimodal interventions recommended for acute pain management and highlight approaches for acute pain control in the opioid tolerant patient.

How Special is Ketamine in the Emergency Department Setting?

Ketamine has experienced a recent resurgence in utilization, particularly in the Emergency Department setting. This agent has several indications, each with different considerations and adverse effect profiles.

I Am Not Comfortable With That! Treatment of Pain in Palliative Care

This session will review various pain therapies for severe pain in the palliative care population and outline strategies for pain management in patients with comorbid use disorders.

Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery (ITDD)

Despite being developed in the late 1980s, Intrathecal pumps have been underutilized clinically for pain management for multiple reasons. With the opioid crisis and the significant increase in the proportion of the population with refractory pain, intrathecal pumps are gaining popularity.

It’s Ok to Not Be Ok: Ketamine and Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression

The management of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) often requires novel approaches. One such approach is the use of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists such as ketamine or esketamine. This session will review the use of ketamine and esketamine for TRD.

Ketamine Use for Pediatric

This podcast will discuss ketamine indications in the pediatric population and the safety and monitoring parameters necessary to administer ketamine safely to this patient population.

Ketamine Use in Special (K) Populations - The Kritically Ill

Ketamine use for the dual purpose of sedation and analgesia in the critical care setting has been increasing dramatically. This podcast with review basic pharmacology and dosing of ketamine and provide guidance on appropriate patient selection for ketamine use in the ICU.

Naloxone Distribution from the Hospital and So Can You!

Overdose deaths are increasing in the US and opioid use disorder (OUD) is one of the main contributors to this issue. Naloxone is a life saving medication for opioid reversal but requires timely administration.

Opioid De-escalation: Are We Exceeding the Speed Limit?

This podcast will highlight the process for opioid tapering based on length of opioid therapy and potential harm from opioid use.

Opioid Stewardship

This podcast will provide an overview of Opioid Stewardship including rationale for program development, a description of the critical stakeholders in these programs, and the role of the pharmacist in Opioid Stewardship.