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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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Robotic-assisted vs Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty| Difference in Outcomes and Pain
GASTON DAVIS, BS SUMMARY POINTS In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, total joint arthroplasty surgery has embraced opioid...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 8 min
Role of Local Anesthetics and Multimodal Analgesia in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Emily Baus, BS Summary Points ● Orthopedic surgeons are the third-highest prescribers of opioid medications amongst all medical...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Opioid Prescribing and Consumption Trends in Foot & Ankle Surgery
HEE W. KIM, BS SUMMARY POINTS An average of 34 opioid pills are prescribed to patients following foot & ankle surgeries, with...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Effect of Vitamin D and Opioid Use
DAKOTA L. TAYLOR, BS, LAT, ATC SUMMARY POINTS Vitamin D can modulate the effects of ultraviolet radiation-induced β-endorphin and its...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Fatal drug overdoses in Pa. soar by more than 600 during pandemic
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 1 min
With a rise in overdose deaths, how is Pa. combating the opioid epidemic?
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 2 min
DEA “Drug Take Back Day” Works. Dispose of Unused Opioid Medication on Saturday, October 23, 2021
By Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS President, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education Have you recently had...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 1 min
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...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Free Webinar | Peri-Operative Management of OUD Patients
FREE VIRTUAL WEBINAR DECEMBER 15, 2022 Perioperative Management of Patients with OUD including Case Studies with Buprenorphine to be...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Relationship Between Medical Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Mortality Rates
ALICE WU, BA SUMMARY POINTS The use of medical cannabis has been shown to offer therapeutic effects to combat patients with opioid use...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 27, 2022
- 7 min
Retention of Patients in Opioid Replacement Therapy Programs in Philadelphia
RITU VYAS, BS Summary Philadelphia continues to lead in fatal overdoses amongst large cities in the United States. Meta-analyses studies...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 20, 2022
- 7 min
Understanding the Utility of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
JOSH MARET, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations (ADOs) aim to make opioid abuse less...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 20, 2022
- 6 min
Fentanyl Test Strips and their Influence on Risk Reduction Behavior
Mubazar Ishfaq, BS SUMMARY POINTS Illicit synthetic fentanyl abuse is increasing across America and is the cause of the current 4th wave...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
The Effect of Smoking on the Use of Opioids After Surgery
ZACHARY BLICKLEY, BS SUMMARY POINTS Smoking increases postoperative opioid usage and pain scores across different surgical specialties...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 6, 2022
- 5 min
Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Pregnancy and Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Pennsylvania Rachael Wittmer, BS SUMMARY POINTS Pennsylvania’s...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
Patrick Ioffreda, BS Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Chronic pain is prevalent in over two-thirds of patients following spinal...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Racial Disparities in Access to Naloxone
ROMINA GARAKANI, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid death rates have increased among Black Americans. Non-White people...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 15, 2022
- 5 min
Review of Pennsylvania Opioid Treatment Agreements
Ripal Sheth, BS SUMMARY POINTS The Pennsylvania state legislature mandated the use of opioid treatment agreements when starting chronic...
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