Substance Abuse

Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA, USA and Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Pain Physician. Nalini Vadivelu, MBBS, MD, DNB is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA is Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff anesthesiologist and director of procedural sedation management at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, USA.

Demographics.- Legal Issues.- The multidisciplinary approach to substance abuse management.- Why a multidisciplinary approach?.- The role of the physician.- The role of the psychologist.- The role of the nurse.- The role of the physical therapist and the occupational therapist.- The role of the pharmacist.- Screening and assessment for substance abuse.- Inpatient screening and assessment.- Outpatient screening and assessment.- Substances of Abuse.- Food.- Alcohol (genetics, prevention, complications, and treatment).- Tobacco.- Induction agents (propofol, nitrous oxide, and inhaled agents).- Prescription drugs.- Cocaine.- Amphetamines.- Herbs.- Opioids.- Treatment Modalities.- Pharmacotherapy in substance abuse and addiction.- Methadone.- Buprenorphine.- Opioid sparing drugs(ketamine, clonidine, gabapentin, and novel analgesics).- Non-pharmacological approaches (relaxation techniques, acupuncture, nerve stimulation, hypnosis, etc.).- Special Clinical Scenarios.- Post-operative pain management (including regional anesthesia).- Management of chronic pain.- Management of acute pain.- Unique Issues in Selected Populations.- Children and adolescents.- Older adults.- Healthcare professionals.