PHM-10 - The Two of Us: Opioids and Cannabinoids in Pain Management

Thursday, September 8, 2022

2:40 PM – 3:30 PM

Location: L3/Gracia 3

Co-Presenter(s)

Courtney M. Kominek, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner - Pain Management
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital
Columbia, Missouri

Presenter(s)

Abigail T. Brooks, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner
West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System
West Palm Beach, Florida

Slides

Despite equivocal evidence regarding its safety and efficacy, cannabinoid use in pain patients is becoming more common and is associated with many sociopolitical issues. This presentation will explore the implications of cannabinoid and opioid use in pain and its treatment including mental health, acute pain, cancer pain, and chronic nonmalignant pain.