Articles tagged with 'Opioids' | Hospital for Special Surgery

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2021
November
19,
2021
| 12:06 PM America/New_York
Healthline featuring Seth A. Waldman, MD ...
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May
25,
2021
| 07:57 AM America/New_York
HealthDay News featuring Danya A. DeMeo ...
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May
17,
2021
| 08:39 AM America/New_York
Pharmacy Practice News featuring Christopher L. Wu, MD ...
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May
13,
2021
| 15:05 PM America/New_York
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have identified gaps in patient knowledge about pain management and opioid use before total hip replacement, including misconceptions about how much pain relief to expect from opioids after surgery, h...
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May
13,
2021
| 15:05 PM America/New_York
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have identified risk factors for persistent opioid use after surgery in pediatric patients.1 Study findings were presented at the 2021 Spring American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine ...
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May
13,
2021
| 10:20 AM America/New_York
At this year's American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) annual meeting, HSS presents new research related to opioid safety and education, investigation of alternative pain management strategies, patient safety, and how COVID-1...
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May
13,
2021
| 10:20 AM America/New_York
In a study conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), cumulative opioid use was reduced by 30% in a patient group that received duloxetine after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared with patients who received placebo. Patients ...
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2020
July
16,
2020
| 12:25 PM America/New_York
Healio Rheumatology featuring Allan Gibofsky, MD ...
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July
01,
2020
| 14:07 PM America/New_York
Anesthesiology News featuring Christopher L. Wu, MD ...
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2019
December
10,
2019
| 15:42 PM America/New_York
Autumn Years Magazine featuring Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD ...
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December
02,
2019
| 16:51 PM America/New_York
The Rheumatologist featuring Maggie Wimmer ...
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October
17,
2019
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
The Starr Foundation announced the gift of a $3 million grant to Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to establish the C.V. Starr Endowed Chair in Pain Management. This commitment will provide support to enhance pain management research, program develo...
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September
03,
2019
| 14:52 PM America/New_York
OrthoSpineNews.com featuring Todd J. Albert, MD, and Seth A. Waldman, MD ...
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August
06,
2019
| 09:24 AM America/New_York
Becker's Hospital Review featuring Seth A. Waldman, MD ...
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July
25,
2019
| 15:02 PM America/New_York
SpinalNewsInternational.com featuring Sravisht Iyer, MD ...
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July
11,
2019
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
Into their second year of implementing key initiatives, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Controlled Substances Task Force has achieved substantial results in the fight against the opioid epidemic in three key areas: considerably reducing opioid...
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July
08,
2019
| 17:22 PM America/New_York
Orthopedics This Week featuring Ajay Premkumar, MD, MPH ...
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July
02,
2019
| 12:40 PM America/New_York
Crain's New York Business featuring Seth A. Waldman, MD ...
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May
27,
2019
| 17:28 PM America/New_York
Reuters featuring Jeff Stepan, MD ...
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April
11,
2019
| 13:52 PM America/New_York
Spinal News International featuring Francis Lovecchio, MD ...
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March
26,
2019
| 17:14 PM America/New_York
Healthcare Business Tech featuring Seth A. Waldman, MD, Roberta Stack, MS, and Lisa Goldstein ...
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March
14,
2019
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
A study at HSS finds strong evidence that health care provider education and guidelines are effective in reducing the amount of opioids prescribed to patients when they are discharged from the hospital. Todd J. Albert, MD, HSS surgeon-in-chief, no...
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March
12,
2019
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
Orthopedic surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City have developed a pain management pathway designed to reduce the use of opioid analgesics after joint procedures. The effort is part of the hospital’s commitment to minimize th...
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February
05,
2019
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
As we all know, opioid addiction in the US has reached epidemic proportions. In 2017 alone, opioids were involved in the overdose deaths of 47,600 people. Many victims of opioid abuse began their journey with physician-prescribed medications that ini...
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January
14,
2019
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
Regional and multimodal analgesia may be instrumental in reducing perioperative opioid use in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a narrative review published in HSS Journal. Surgery, particularly orthopedic surgery, i...
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2018
October
24,
2018
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
Daily Mail featured a study by Maggie Wimmer, coordinator of Programs and Outcomes, Public and Patient Education at HSS, who found that meditation could help patients manage pain as an alternative to opioids. "Opioid misuse and addiction are a maj...
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October
01,
2018
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
Anesthesiology News featured HSS clinical fellow Crispiana Cozowicz, MD, in an article about her recent study on opioid complications in orthopedic surgery patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). According to the study, multimodal analgesia c...
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August
15,
2018
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
Medscape featured Charles N. Cornell, MD, chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at HSS Orthopedics at Stamford Health; and Seth A. Waldman, MD, anesthesiologist and director of Pain Management at HSS; who addressed their collaborative educati...
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July
01,
2018
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
Pain Medicine News reported on study findings from HSS hand and upper extremity surgeon Duretti Fufa, MD, who investigated the effectiveness of mandatory education and postoperative guidelines for opioid prescribers.   The study, "Opioid Prescribe...
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May
22,
2018
| 07:00 AM America/New_York
HealthLeaders featured a study conducted led by Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, HSS anesthesiologist, on the effectiveness of liposomal bupivacaine, a local anesthetic drug, during total knee replacement surgery. Findings indicated that the medicatio...
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