Patients who need surgery to fix major bone fractures use fewer opioid pills after their procedure if they're reminded of six "core principles" that include: values, acceptance, present moment awareness, self-as-context, committed action, and diffusion. [...]
AAPM Resident Fellow Education SIG Co-Chair, Mark Bicket, MD, discusses his research findings published in The American Journal of Surgery, including recommendations to reduce the chance that patients will continue on opioids beyond the time [...]
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