First, Do No Harm: Marshaling Clinician Leadership to Counter the Opioid Epidemic

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division. 09/21/2017 This 39-page report briefly describe the opioid crisis, its nature and sources, and its consequences for individuals, families, and communities across the nation. It reflects on the many potential drivers, including the real need to provide relief to those suffering from severe pain, effective strategies for pain management, and the work of various organizations to provide leadership to address the crisis. It is the product of a group of experts and field leaders convened to explore clinicians ' roles in addressing opioid misuse and addiction. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - October 4, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news