Commissioner's Grand Rounds Caring for Patients in Today's Opioid Landscape
Presenters:
Chinazo Cunningham, MD, Commissioner, New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports
Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Department of Population Health
Joanna Starrels, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Associate Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:
Describe trends in overdose deaths in New York.
Describe the epidemiology of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders among Black people.
Identify best practices for treating pain using opioids.
Recognize the ways that pain treatment is inequitable.