Responsible Opioid Prescribing offers physicians effective strategies for reducing the risk of addiction, abuse and diversion of opioids that they prescribe for their patients in pain. Written by pain medicine specialist Scott M. Fishman, M.D., this concise handbook translates the Federation of State Medical Board's Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain into pragmatic steps for risk reduction and improved patient care, including:
Patient evaluation, including risk assessment
Treatment plans that incorporate functional goals
Informed consent and prescribing agreements
Periodic review and monitoring of patients
Referral and patient management
Documentation
Compliance with state and federal law
Scott M. Fishman, M.D., is a leading pain medicine clinician, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer. He is chief of the Division of Pain Medicine and professor of Anesthesiology at the University of California, Davis. Board-certified in Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Pain Medicine, Dr. Fishman is past president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, author of The War on Pain and Listening to Pain, and coauthor of The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management and Essentials of Pain Medicine.
