Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, discusses the appropriate positioning of opioid therapy in the treatment of pain. Opioids are now considered the primary approach to treating acute, severe pain, and the mainstay...

Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, reviews the skill sets that all physicians using long-term opioid therapy need – optimizing pharmacologic therapy and minimizing risks. Optimizing therapy involves selecting...

Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, talks about opioid rotation as a strategy for dealing with poor responsiveness. The approach involves switching from one opioid to another based on the observation that each patient...