RESEARCH | EDUCATION | ADVOCACY

We are a private foundation dedicated to funding and advancing research and education aimed at finding solutions to the opioid epidemic.

RESEARCH

Developing, performing and funding research aimed at opioid-sparing and opioid-alternative pain management strategies.

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EDUCATION

Educating the public and providers on safe opioid usage and prescribing habits, respectively.

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ADVOCACY

Performing policy and research analyses to advise policymakers on evidence-based regulatory interventions.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Opioids?

What are

prescription pain medications and why are they used?

Are there safer strategies for

pain management?

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The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Opioid Foundation supports and advances the highest quality research on opioids and alternative pain modalities in order to yield findings that can better inform patients, physicians, and the greater health care community in the most evidenced-based pain management strategies.

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Recent Publications...

Research Update

Paladino J, Townsend CB, Ly J, Judy R, Conroy C, Bhatt S, Abdelfattah H, Solarz M, Woozley K, Ilyas AM. Multiple Opioid Prescribers...

Recent Research Analyses...

The effect of NSAIDs on chronic pain following spinal fusion surgery

JACOB BEIRIGER, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Early treatment with NSAIDs or steroids leads to prolonged pain following...

Perioperative Pain Management for Opioid Tolerant Patients

TARA TRONETTI, BS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid-tolerant patients require thoughtful and active management during the perioperative period to...

Post-Op Opioid Prescribing following Total Joint Arthroplasty:An Analysis of Patient Characteristics

Qudratullah S. Qadiri, BS SUMMARY POINTS In the last five years, there has been a significant decrease in the use of opioids for...

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PRESS | Dr. Asif Ilyas discusses the Foundation's free opioid and pain management course

Listen to Dr. Asif Ilyas, Rothman Opioid Foundation President, speak about the Foundation's development of an online opioid-prescribing...

PRESS | Dr. Ilyas discusses why treatment facilities have been turning some opioid patients away

Listen to Dr. Asif Ilyas, Rothman Opioid Foundation President, speak with Fox43 about the shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas...

PRESS | Younger generation using social media to get opioids

Listen to Dr. Asif Ilyas, Rothman Opioid Foundation President, speak on CBS21 about the increased use of social media to access illegal...

RESEARCH | EDUCATION | ADVOCACY

We are a private foundation dedicated to funding and advancing research and education aimed at finding solutions to the opioid epidemic.

RESEARCH

EDUCATION

ADVOCACY

Understanding Substance Abuse

Frequently asked questions

ABOUT US

Recent Publications...

Recent Research Analyses...

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The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research & Education
925 Chestnut Street | Philadelphia, PA 19107 | (610) 755-3711

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RESEARCH | EDUCATION | ADVOCACY

We are a private foundation dedicated to funding and advancing research and education aimed at finding solutions to the opioid epidemic.

RESEARCH

EDUCATION

ADVOCACY

Understanding Substance Abuse

Frequently asked questions

ABOUT US

Recent Publications...

Recent Research Analyses...

Press

CONTACT US

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research & Education 925 Chestnut Street | Philadelphia, PA 19107 | (610) 755-3711

Email us for inquiries or fill out the form below.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research & Education
925 Chestnut Street | Philadelphia, PA 19107 | (610) 755-3711