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What's The Take Home?
A 67-Year-Old Woman With Neck And Shoulder Pain
08/13/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor
A 67-year-old woman presented with neck and shoulder discomfort for nearly a month. The patient felt pain in her neck and shoulders with subacute onset about once a week. She called her primary physician...
08/13/2024
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PUPC
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Wrap-Up: Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care
07/24/2024

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP
In his PUPC 2024 session, "Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care," Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP, provided an overview of...
07/24/2024
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PUPC
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Preview: Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care
07/16/2024

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP
Although more patients are seeking pain relief in primary care settings, practitioners may not have the experience in managing and treating patients with complex pain situations or may not be familiar with...
07/16/2024

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Poll
Opioid Use and Constipation
06/24/2024
Do you often evaluate defecation function among patients with constipation who are on opioids or were recently on opioids? Let us know by taking the poll!
06/24/2024
Legal Pearl
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Legal Pearl
US Supreme Court Raises Bar for Prosecuting Physicians Who Prescribe Opioids for Pain
05/07/2024
In two lower court trials, two physicians were accused and convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Were they at fault?
05/07/2024
Poll
Poll
Chronic Pain and Mental Health
05/03/2024
Do you discuss mental health with your patients with chronic pain caused by a rheumatic or musculoskeletal disease? Let us know by taking our quick poll.
05/03/2024
POLL
POLL
Improving Movement in Osteoarthritis
04/04/2024
Which nondrug therapy do you recommend to patients to improve movement and reduce pain caused by osteoarthritis? Let us know by taking our poll!
04/04/2024
Pop Quiz
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Pop Quiz
Managing Patellofemoral Pain
03/15/2024
Does the clinical practice guideline from the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association recommend using biophysical agents for managing patellofemoral pain? Take...
03/15/2024

Clinical Insights

Conference Coverage
PUPC
Conference Coverage
Wrap-Up: Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care
07/24/2024

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP
In his PUPC 2024 session, "Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care," Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP, provided an overview of...
07/24/2024
Video
James Matera, DO
Video
The Management of Patients With Chronic Gout vs Acute Gout
05/29/2024

James Matera, DO

James Matera, DO
In this video, James Matera, DO, discusses guidelines for managing patients with chronic gout vs acute gout, hyperuricemia, and the symptom burden and risk factors of gout. This is part two of a three-part...
05/29/2024
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mary bessesen
Conference Coverage
Key Approaches to Managing Diabetic Foot Infection
01/21/2024
In her session at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care in National Harbor, Maryland, Mary Bessesen, MD, focuses on the basic principles for diagnosing diabetic foot infections and reviews the key...
01/21/2024
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Randall Hudspeth
Conference Coverage
Alternative Approaches to Pain Management
11/16/2023
In this video, Randall S. Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FRE, clinical practice consultant at RSHudspeth Consulting LLC and executive director at Idaho Center for Nursing in Boise, Idaho, provides...
11/16/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Preview: Non-Opioid Treatment Options For Primary Care
09/11/2023
In this video, Randall S. Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FRE, clinical practice consultant at RSHudspeth Consulting LLC and, executive director at Idaho Center for Nursing in Boise, Idaho,...
09/11/2023