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PDM-06 - Maximizing Time With Patients: An Interactive Discussion Between Patient and Provider About Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)

Thursday, September 5, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST
Location:  Brera Ballroom (Level 3)

Sponsored By Salix  

    Co-Presenter(s)

  • Neel Mehta, MD

    Division Chief, Pain Management
    Weill Cornell Pain Management/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
    Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
    Darien, Connecticut

  • Casey Cashman, Patient

    Patient
    U.S. Pain Foundation
    Oldwick, New Jersey

  • Eugene R. Viscusi, MD

    Pain Management Anesthesiologist, Chief of Pain Medicine
    Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This candid interactive discussion between a patient with opioid-induced constipation (OIC) and a pain specialist will highlight the different vantage points each brings to the diagnosis and treatment of OIC. Presenters will discuss the journey, the need for open and frequent communication to ensure appropriate management, and the importance of patient advocacy for this condition. A Q&A with the presenters as well as interactive polling will enable attendees to be part of the discussion.

Breakfast will be served. This session is not certified for credit.

This session is sponsored by Salix Pharmaceuticals.

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