Dr Gerald M Sacks, a Board Certified anesthesiologist in Santa Monica, has lectured nationally and internationally on pain management, and has served as an invited speaker at many CME and grand round presentations throughout the United States. His research interests include neuropathic pain, psychosocial issues as they relate to pain perception and musculoskeletal, mechanical aspects of pain perception.
Dr Sacks shares his personal experience in approaching and openly communicating the management of opioid-induced constipation with patients. He feels that various practitioners are hesitant to discuss OIC with their patients as they are not much comfortable. Explaining important facts about OIC, he shares that it is important that the practitioners should feel comfortable discussing the adverse effects of the medications being prescribed. They need to have a discussion with every patient who is on opioid about their bowel function.
Adding more to his achievements, Dr Gerald M Sacks has been practicing anesthesia for over 39 years, since graduating from University of Massachusetts Medical School and getting his license to practice. Describing a few unmet needs in the management of OIC, Dr Sacks aims at educating patients on the same. Once the patients are educated, there will be more awareness, and thus better treatment.
He further shares his views on the opioid crisis in America. Dr Gerald M Sacks states that taking opioid beyond a stipulated time can change who you are, medically, chemically in every way. Opioid addicts get their prescriptions initially for an appropriate reason and then will continue to take these medications far beyond the period.
Comments
Post a Comment