Aparna Kalyan, MD

Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Director of the Section of Palliative Medicine

Featured topics and Time-stamped Episode Bytes:

00:00:24   PRN dosing for breakthrough pain
00:03:06   When to consider making a change in opioid prescription
00:08:57   Educating patients when switching to a patch
00:10:45   Taking liver and kidney dysfunction into account
when making dose decisions
00:13:14   When to try non-opiate meds
00:14:54   Medical cannabis for pain management
00:18:23   Take home points for thinking about pain management
00:20:01   Resources and information

Episode Resources:

• Dr. Szmuilowicz's Case Notes
• Center to Advance Palliative Care
• American Society of Clinical Oncology resources

• PC Now Palliative Care, Network of Wisconsin
  Fast Facts and Concepts