UVM Community Med.- Opioids, Cannabis, & Chronic Pain

What is chronic—versus acute—pain and how is it treated? Gain an understanding of howopioids work, how they can be used safely, and how addiction develops. Discuss what theevidence shows about potential alternative pain treatments, including cannabis, and some ofthe initiatives in place to address the opioid epidemic.James Wolf, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Vermont’s LarnerCollege of Medicine, is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist for theUniversity of Vermont Health Network. Currently the medical director of Champlain ValleyPhysician’s Hospital Intervention Pain Service in Plattsburgh, N.Y., he also serves as theinterventional pain rotation director at the UVM Medical Center’s Comprehensive Pain Programin South Burlington.