Opioid Podcasts for GPs reducing the pain of opioid use
Aim: to provide up to date, easy access, brief sound-bytes of information on Opioid Education as relates to prescription and illicit opioid management in pain and addiction.
Opioid Podcasts for GPs , is a weekly series of short podcasts (around 7 minutes or less) providing GPs with information; it is hoped that a forum will develop to share ideas and discuss difficult situations (non-identifying), with input from Addiction specialists, Pain specialists and experienced GPs.
These podcast are produced by David Outridge GP, and FAChAM Trainee as a project under the auspices of Dr Steven Kelly Staff Specialist in Addiction Medicine, Kullaroo Clinic Gosford.
Opioid Podcasts for GPs
Coming 23rd Jan: Edwin Salsitz
Methadone Diversion and Prescription Drug Monitoring
Epidemiology of Opioid Use in Chronic Pain
Chris Hayes is Clinical Director of Hunter integrated Pain Service, and Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA [Australian New Zealand College of Anaesthetists]
addiction determinants and the experience of working in the field
Richard Hallinan is an Addiction Specialist with South Western Sydney Local Health Network, Clinical Lecturer Addiction Medicine at Sydney University and practices at the Redfern Clinic, he has published several key papers on subjects including hepatitis C and optimising methadone dose levels.
He also has performed studies on hormones, mood disorders and related matters in dependency patients. Dr Hallinan also worked for years as a professional violinist in both Australia and in Austria..
recovery and duration of treatment
Edwin A. Salsitz, MD, FASAM, is an attending physician at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Division of Chemical Dependency. Dr. Salsitz is the principal investigator of the Methadone Medical Maintenance research project. Dr. Salsitz is a member of the medical advisory panel for the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services.
clinical management of pharmaceutical opioid dependence
Dr Bridin Murnion is a Senior Staff Specialist in Addiction Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Hospital, she has Fellowships in Pain Medicine(College of Anaesthetists) and Clinical Pharmacology (College of Physicians).
incidence of pharmaceutical opioid misuse and overdose
Suzanne Nielsen is a Pharmacist and holds a PhD through Monash University 2008, investigating opioid and benzodiazepine interactions, and the impact of their concurrent use on the safety opioid substitution treatment.
Her current work is focussed on identifying and responding to prescription and over-the-counter drug related problems.
Suzanne has 15 years clinical experience as a pharmacist in substance dependence treatment settings having worked in both specialist treatment and community based alcohol and drug settings.
She has recently published a Cochrane review titled ‘Opioid Agonist Treatment for Pharmaceutical Opioid Dependent People’.
Neurobiology of Pain and Pain Reduction Techniques
Chris Hayes is Clinical Director of Hunter integrated Pain Service, and Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA [Australian New Zealand College of Anaesthetists]
prevention & management of Pharmaceuticl Opioid misuse
Richard Hallinan is an Addiction Specialist with South Western Sydney Local Health Network, Clinical Lecturer Addiction Medicine at Sydney University and practices at the Redfern Clinic, he has published several key papers on subjects including hepatitis C and optimising methadone dose levels.
He also has performed studies on hormones, mood disorders and related matters in dependency patients. Dr Hallinan also worked for years as a professional violinist in both Australia and in Austria..
trends in opioid overdose
Professor Dunlop is Area Director of HNE Health LHD Drug & Alcohol Clinical Services, and Chief Addiction Medicine Specialist at MHDAO NSW Ministry of Health.
He is internationally recognised for his research, which includes innovative models for opioid treatment.