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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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Mar 27, 20235 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Mar 27, 20236 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Mar 19, 20231 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Mar 19, 20231 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Mar 19, 20231 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Feb 1, 20235 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20235 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20238 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20235 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20235 min read


Fatal drug overdoses in Pa. soar by more than 600 during pandemic
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


With a rise in overdose deaths, how is Pa. combating the opioid epidemic?
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20232 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Dec 11, 20221 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Nov 3, 20225 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 27, 20227 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 20, 20227 min read
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...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 20, 20226 min read
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