Tagged With "Surveying"
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Trauma screening could help reduce opioid misuse, symposium is told [tucson.com]
Fueled by the opioid-abuse crisis, the medical community is on the cusp of major change in how it treats chronic pain, a first-ever Pima County opioid symposium was told Friday. Chronic pain is the most common pre-existing condition leading to an opioid overdose, state data show. And unresolved trauma, which is a major risk factor for substance-use disorders, is also a characteristic in some chronic-pain patients, Dr. Bennet Davis of the Integrative Pain Center of Arizona told those in...
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Building the case for change: Surveying primary care practices in trauma screening
Hello! I am a new member, I am a physician who has been working in the trauma-pain world for over 2 decades here in Arizona, and I am soon to start on an MPH with focus on epidemiology. I am going to survey primary care practices with regard to screening for trauma in children and adults throughout the state, and I would like to know if other members are interested in this project. I would welcome your input! The idea is to get solid data on how many providers are screening for trauma, and...
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Re: Building the case for change: Surveying primary care practices in trauma screening
My husband (Dr. Juan Gabriel Martinez) is piloting an ACEs screening program in his pediatric patients. He says to feel free to contact him if you would like to discuss this further. Thank you Email him at: martinezpediatricsllc@gmail.com or call his cell at 602-367-8867.