commentary
“Anesthesiologists Have Ceded Control of the Specialty”
The following letter was received as a response to David Sherer’s commentary, which was the first installment ...
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Cultural Illiteracy and the Anesthesiologist
In my last installment, I proposed the reasons we anesthesiologists are misunderstood and, at times, ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
A Tribute to Health Care’s First Responders
In the recorded histories of prior major pandemics and epidemics, doctors and other health care personnel were ...
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
When Life Is Unsettled: Pain Management During a Pandemic
These unprecedented times have left pain providers with few to no handrails as they manage their patients during a ...
JUNE 15, 2020
Naloxone Coprescription With Opioids Remains Important Despite Laws to Enhance Access
So much of our work at the FDA continually revolves around the concept of “access” to needed medical ...
JANUARY 24, 2020
Thomas ON PAIN: Education & the Full Spectrum of Pain Therapies
What does the future hold for nurse practitioners who treat pain?
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Thomas ON PAIN: Treating With Opioids and With Opioid Use Disorder
In the midst of the opioid crisis, prescribing opioids can come with a stigma, said Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, FNP, ...
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Thomas ON PAIN: NPs Already on Front Lines of Pain Management
It shouldn’t be news that nurse practitioners treat pain.
OCTOBER 2, 2019
The Third Opium War
Even in unconventional warfare the key to success is always boots on the ground. That is us, and our role is to ...
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
On Babies, Bath Water and Opioids
As a surgeon, I’d like to propose that our community take a step back from this climate of fear and ...
AUGUST 19, 2019
What Happened to the Untreated Chronic Pain Crisis?
Simply stated, nothing has happened to the untreated chronic pain crisis. The same percentage of patients from the ...
MARCH 13, 2018
When Used Correctly, Medical Cannabis Is Compassionate, Not a Conundrum
Being an “expert” in diverse disciplines, as required by the profession of family medicine, requires a ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
