The Interplay Between Pain and Addiction

Cost: Free registration.

This webinar will be presented by:

Dr. Launette Rieb
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia;
Pain and Addiction Medicine Consultant, St. Paul’s Hospital;
Pain and Addiction Medicine Consultant, ActumHealth

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Briefly communicate to a patient the basic neurophysiology of pain and why treatment is biopsychosocial.
  2. Describe the overlap with pain and addiction and how some of the basic treatment strategies are similar.
  3. Identify principles of perioperative pain management in patients on opioid agonist therapy.

Presentations will be followed by a discussion where participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive real-time responses from presenters.

Please register for the webinar by clicking the following link:

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This event is accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 1 Mainpro+ credit.

Please note the session will be recorded and available after the event on the BC-CfE’s website at: education.bccfe.ca/webinars

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact BC-CfE’s Education and Training team at: education@bccfe.ca. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Event Details

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Start Date
  • October 18, 2023 12:00
End Date
  • October 18, 2023 13:00
Email
education@bccfe.ca
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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

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