In this recorded Palliative Care Educational Series presentation, palliative care and addiction medicine specialist Dr. Janet Ho provides a comprehensive overview on the use of buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, for pain management and treatment of opioid use disorder. Dr.

There are a variety of primary and secondary uses for benzodiazepines. However, regardless of how clinicians or patients use them, benzodiazepines should be a short-term intervention. They are usually not recommended for use as long-term or permanent treatment solutions.

Substance use disorders continue to be an important health issue in the United States and can lead to significant problems in all aspects of a person's life. Appropriate assessment and management of substance use is a priority in patient care.

Each week, dozens of people die waiting for an organ or tissue transplant—lives that could be saved by improving general knowledge of organ donation and recovery among healthcare professionals and the lay public alike.