Identifying novel acute pain treatments following major surgery Behind the Breakthrough
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The podcast "Behind the Breakthrough" features Dr. Hance Clarke, an anesthesiologist and director ofpain services at Toronto's University Health Network, discussing the challenges of managing pain aftersurgery. Dive into the consequences of the lack of a protocol and the scope and scale of addiction inCanada as a result of post-surgery pain.
Dr. Clarke discusses the need for a balance between patient comfort and preventing addiction, and howhis research protocols are used to achieve this balance. The opioid crisis has led to a focus on pain as apart of the process, and how to support patients through the hospital system
The podcast "Behind the Breakthrough" features Dr. Hance Clarke, an anesthesiologist and director ofpain services at Toronto's University Health Network, discussing the challenges of managing pain aftersurgery. Dive into the consequences of the lack of a protocol and the scope and scale of addiction inCanada as a result of post-surgery pain.
Dr. Clarke discusses the need for a balance between patient comfort and preventing addiction, and howhis research protocols are used to achieve this balance. The opioid crisis has led to a focus on pain as apart of the process, and how to support patients through the hospital system
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